League Play-Off

Bridlington
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sharizan Cho kicked off to start the match. If Wei Xuan Rajah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Paine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haziq Seng having to interfere. Ali Hong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ron Au tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haziq Seng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alam Tan's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After 16 played minutes Gara Chai rounded 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Ron Au showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Hongyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Gara Chai charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gara Chai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gara Chai hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Alexander Laycock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haziq Seng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Laycock's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Alexander Laycock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haziq Seng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bridlington's Haziq Seng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alam Tan in the 30th minute of play. When 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's Alam Tan in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bridlington's goalie prevented a goal. If Wei Xuan Rajah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】 fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's Alam Tan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 43rd match minute, Bridlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gara Chai to maneuver through the defense. After 44 minutes of play, 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's Alam Tan made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haziq Seng was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】 were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alam Tan made a kick off. Wei Xuan Rajah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 52nd minute of the match Gara Chai completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gara Chai a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 53rd match minute, Bridlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gara Chai to maneuver through the defense. Alam Tans short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Haziq Seng to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Wei Xuan Rajah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Haziq Seng came out and tried to block the shot, but Wei Xuan Rajah slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 56th minute. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bridlington's goalkeeper Haziq Seng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd match minute, Bridlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sharizan Cho to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's Wei Xuan Rajah ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Haziq Seng. Haziq Seng yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. When 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】's Alam Tan in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bridlington's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 90 in the game by Alam Tan from a close distance when the talented Haziq Seng managed to make a qualified save. Bridlington's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Bridlington defense, Alam Tan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haziq Seng. The Bridlington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haziq Seng should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded 【ＲＡＰＴＯＲＳ】 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bridlington.