Friendly League

Rockport
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donan Lester kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Rockport's zone, Donan Lester stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniz Chong came out of the goal and Donan Lester tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the game, Corey Taylor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Daniz Chong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Rockport's goal looked a bit too open when Thurl Costello came free, but Daniz Chong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Thurl Costello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kilmacar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 21 minutes into the match, Rockport's goal looked a bit too open when Torey Frankson came free, but Daniz Chong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thurl Costello in the 24th minute of play forced Rockport's goalkeeper Daniz Chong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Kilmacar's Duff Bayes made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniz Chong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rockport's Daniz Chong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thurl Costello in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Donan Lester had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Zafran Hian's late challenge caught a Kilmacar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zafran Hian helped the player get up and apologised. Kilmacar's Gilbert McLian was substituted for Donan Lester. Torey Frankson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniz Chong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Kilmacar were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sharizan Seah to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Kilmacar's goal looked a bit too open when Sharizan Seah came free, but Tierney Kirby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Kilmacar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duff Bayes to maneuver through the defense. Danial Kool hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Daniz Chong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thurl Costello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniz Chong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert McLian, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Rockport's Famih Yip got a free kick in the 74th minute. Azam Paine charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Azam Paine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th minute, Azam Paine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 minutes of play, Kilmacar's Thurl Costello made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniz Chong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rockport were furious when Danial Kool was red carded, 86 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 86th minute, one of Rockport:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rockport. The referee gave Kilmacar a penalty, 88 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aaron Glen Crowe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rockport's Daniz Chong. 0-6. The audience was convinced that Gilbert McLian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniz Chong was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Kilmacar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rockport.