League Play-Off

The Grand Old Lady
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shahiran Lam got the match started through his kick off. Shahron Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Chai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sean Cheng hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Temapink Capolo FC's goalkeeper Shahron Hongyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Temapink Capolo FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Sean Cheng hit a great ball. Alexander Leng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniz Lee's late challenge caught a Crystal Palace FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniz Lee helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Temapink Capolo FC's Daniz Lee got a free kick in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Dale Chai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shahron Hongyi. Temapink Capolo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dale Chai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Shahron Hongyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dale Chai's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Tan in the 20th minute of play forced Temapink Capolo FC's goalkeeper Shahron Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Chai in the 21st minute of play forced Temapink Capolo FC's goalkeeper Shahron Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rifqi Paine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sajeev Hian in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute Shah Devan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shahron Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Crystal Palace FC's zone, Shahiran Lam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rifqi Paine came out of the goal and Shahiran Lam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Jonathan Tan notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Temapink Capolo FC's Shahron Hongyi. Shahron Hongyi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Chai in the 43rd minute of play forced Temapink Capolo FC's goalkeeper Shahron Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shahron Hongyi came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Crystal Palace FC's Dale Chai. But to his dismay, Dale Chai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dale Chai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alexander Leng struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Shahron Hongyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crystal Palace FC. In the 54th minute Dale Chai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shahron Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Jonathan Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shahron Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jonathan Tan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shahron Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afiz Chian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Dale Chai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shahron Hongyi was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Dale Chai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shahron Hongyi made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Dale Chai sent off a good shot on target. Shahiran Lam kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Dale Chai came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Crystal Palace FC 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 Chai couldn't finish the play. Dale Chai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Temapink Capolo FC's Hafriz Lam got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Dale Chai put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Shahron Hongyi. Afiz Chian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Shahron Hongyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Crystal Palace FC's Dale Chai ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Shahron Hongyi. Shahron Hongyi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. Shahron Hongyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dale Chai's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Shahron Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Chai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiz Chian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Crystal Palace FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.