League Play-Off

Wibtoft
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nailsworth AFC's Haziq Keng 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, Haziq Keng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Firdauz Hian was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Aziz Hoe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wibtoft's supporters rose to their feet, but Aziz Hoe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zack Tan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Afiz Chai struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Zack Tan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wibtoft. 14 minutes into the match, Nailsworth AFC's Haziq Keng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Firdauz Hian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Firdauz Hian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haziq Keng in the 35th minute of the match. Jerry Braddell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Wibtoft getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gage Yang hit a great ball. Firdauz Hian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Haziq Keng's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aziz Hoe was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Nailsworth AFC's Jerry Braddell made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Firdauz Hian was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute, Jerry Braddell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nailsworth AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Firdauz Hian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haziq Keng in the 63rd minute of play. If Haziq Keng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Danish Rajah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 74 minutes, Jerry Braddell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nailsworth AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerry Braddell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zack Tan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afiz Chai in the 76th minute of play. Haziq Keng kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jerry Braddell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Firdauz Hian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haziq Keng in the 83rd minute of the match. When Aziz Hoe came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Wibtoft 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 Aziz Hoe couldn't finish the play. After 89 played minutes Nailsworth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fariz Dryburgh. 95 minutes into the match, Aziz Hoe notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Nailsworth AFC's Zack Tan. Zack Tan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nailsworth AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.