League Play-Off

Farnham
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lamar Lum started the match with the kick off. The long shot by Albert Teo in the 4th minute really tested Khai Gopala Pillai's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Halstead's Khai Gopala Pillai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lamar Lum in the 6th minute of play. Khai Gopala Pillai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lamar Lum in the 9th minute of the match. Khai Gopala Pillai stood somewhat misplaced when Lamar Lum came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 13 minute. Khai Gopala Pillai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dale Ee in the 16th minute. In the 17th match minute, Halstead was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bineesh Chee to maneuver through the defense. Hidayat Nair kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hafriz Yang in the 23rd minute of play forced Farnham's goalkeeper Zack Ching to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Famih Chien-Kwan's late challenge caught a Halstead's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Famih Chien-Kwan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Farnham getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Famih Chien-Kwan hit a great ball. Lamar Lum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khai Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamar Lum in the 37th minute of play. If Lamar Lum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The wind increased when Hafriz Yang made the kick off in the second half. When Dale Ee came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Farnham fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dale Ee couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the game, Lamar Lum cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Khai Gopala Pillai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Haziq Yip hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lamar Lum in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khai Gopala Pillai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sharizan Cho charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sharizan Cho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th minute, Sharizan Cho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Tan Teo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Halstead's Khai Gopala Pillai didn't even have to move. After 73 minutes of play Halstead's Sharizan Cho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Halstead getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sharizan Cho hit a great ball. Famih Chien-Kwan kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Dale Ee got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Famih Chien-Kwan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. In the 93rd minute, Hidayat Nair hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Farnham were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Halstead for a fine match.