League Play-Off

Shunfu Villa Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ipplepen's Daniel Wenyong started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Azli Amin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Ipplepen's goalkeeper Jithu Sum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noh Nagasaki. The supporters of Ipplepen booed when Moussy Pirates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamir Seng didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Daniel Wenyong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but SK Siong was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Daniel Wenyong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but SK Siong was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. SK Siong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Abdul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noh Nagasaki kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Moussy Pirates's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Wenyong came free, but SK Siong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ipplepen's Daniel Wenyong got a free kick in the 25th minute. If Alexander Ching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jithu Sum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamir Seng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Moussy Pirates getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Victor Low hit a great ball. Daniel Wenyong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but SK Siong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Daniel Wenyong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but SK Siong was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Moussy Pirates's SK Siong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Ching in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Pillai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Muhammad Pillai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. SK Siong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Wenyong struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. SK Siong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ipplepen. 58 minutes into the game, Wong Abdul was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ipplepen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moussy Pirates the free kick. The supporters of Moussy Pirates booed when Ipplepen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wong Abdul didn't get a good kick on the ball. SK Siong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Wenyong showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 61 minute of play. After 69 minutes of play, Moussy Pirates's Hamir Seng made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jithu Sum was left in no man's land by his defense there! 74 minutes into the match, Ipplepen's Muhammad Pillai sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that SK Siong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Moussy Pirates's SK Siong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Wenyong in the 76th minute of play. Alexander Ching fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without SK Siong having to interfere. Ipplepen played a much better game than Moussy Pirates and deserved their victory. The Moussy Pirates players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.