League Play-Off

Radcliffe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Ali Chew started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After having played for 6 minutes, John Nagasaki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radcliffe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Nagasaki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute, one of Singapure MOVIESTAR:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Singapure MOVIESTAR. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Radcliffe City. Iskandar Teo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Famih Choy. 1-0. With his leg Famih Choy managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Famih Choy managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haziq Liang during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Haziq Liang hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. If Jithu Chuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 21 played minutes Radcliffe City got a freekick which was hit by Wong Hee. When John Nagasaki came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Radcliffe City 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 John Nagasaki couldn't finish the play. John Nagasaki in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Famih Choy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki managed to work through Singapure MOVIESTAR's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. John Nagasaki dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. A hard shot 30 in the game by John Nagasaki from a close distance when the talented Famih Choy managed to make a qualified save. Singapure MOVIESTAR's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Chew in the 31st minute of play forced Radcliffe City's goalkeeper Arif Lee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Nagasaki hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Radcliffe City booed when Singapure MOVIESTAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Chew didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Koh hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Famih Choy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iskandar Teo in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Daniz Chan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Singapure MOVIESTAR's Famih Choy. Famih Choy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arif Lee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jithu Chuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell John Nagasaki to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Singapure MOVIESTAR's goal looked a bit too open when Iskandar Teo came free, but Famih Choy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Nagasaki in the 54th minute of play forced Singapure MOVIESTAR's goalkeeper Famih Choy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Haziq Liang was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, John Nagasaki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radcliffe City's supporters rose to their feet, but John Nagasaki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Famih Choy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mujahid Pillai fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Singapure MOVIESTAR's protests and gave Mujahid Pillai a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Radcliffe City booed when Singapure MOVIESTAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mujahid Pillai didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Radcliffe City fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Radcliffe City's Iskandar Teo got a free kick in the 66th minute. Famih Choy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John Nagasaki's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. John Nagasaki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Famih Choy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Mujahid Pillai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iskandar Teo didn't quite understand what happened when in the 78 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 82nd minute, Mujahid Pillai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radcliffe City's John Nagasaki got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Famih Choy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Nagasaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes of play, Radcliffe City's Samuel Seng made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Famih Choy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Samuel Seng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers John Nagasaki in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Famih Choy saved Singapure MOVIESTAR from getting behind. When the referee ended the match the Radcliffe City players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.