League Play-Off

Worcester
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Noh Ning got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Noh Ning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ron Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shafiq Hsi charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shafiq Hsi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Eltham getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Shafiq Hsi hit a great ball. Clive Swee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Tian having to interfere. Jonathan Tian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noh Butcher in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ron Tan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Worcester's supporters rose to their feet, but Ron Tan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Tian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Jonathan Tian managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Worcester's Clive Swee fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jonathan Tian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clive Swee in the 21st minute. A collision led to Worcester getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Firdauz Nagasaki hit a great ball. Anil Lam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noh Ning in the 27th minute of the match. Jonathan Tian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Lamar Butcher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eltham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Worcester the free kick. A collision led to Eltham getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lamar Butcher hit a great ball. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Keng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Eltham's Jonathan Tian got control of the ball when Clive Swee tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noh Butcher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Noh Ning's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anil Lam was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Shafiq Hsi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eltham fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 45 minutes into the match, Noh Ning had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anil Lam. Worcester's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noh Ning was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ron Tan to make the kick off. Ron Tan scored 1-2 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Tian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Firdauz Nagasaki kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. When Anil Au fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eltham's protests and gave Anil Au a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th minute, one of Eltham: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 Eltham. 64 minutes into the match, Shafiq Hsi notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Worcester's Anil Lam. Anil Lam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th match minute, Eltham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lamar Butcher to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ron Tan in the 70th minute of play forced Eltham's goalkeeper Jonathan Tian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eltham's Jonathan Tian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clive Swee in the 73rd minute of play. Eltham's Jonathan Tian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ron Tan in the 74th minute of play. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clive Swee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Eltham's goal looked a bit too open when Clive Swee came free, but Jonathan Tian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Eltham getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Noh Ning hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Eltham's goal looked a bit too open when Ron Tan came free, but Jonathan Tian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Worcester's Ron Tan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Tian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Jonathan Tian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clive Swee in the 90th minute of the match. The supporters of Worcester booed when Eltham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shafiq Hsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Although Worcester had been in control for most of the match, Eltham still came away with the win.