League Play-Off

WenYI
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Alex Keng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The nice shot from Darryl Leng in the 7thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Zafran Hoe had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Golders Green's zone, Nicholas Pieng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zafran Hoe came out of the goal and Nicholas Pieng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Golders Green's Zafran Hoe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Golders Green from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Darryl Leng kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zafran Hoe. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Alex Keng's late challenge caught a YiBaoJieJie's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Keng helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of YiBaoJieJie booed when Golders Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Keng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Darryl Leng in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zafran Hoe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ron Braddell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Keng, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Golders Green's zone, Farhan Butcher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zafran Hoe came out of the goal and Farhan Butcher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After recieving a nice pass, YiBaoJieJie's Nicholas Pieng tried to score from far away in the 33rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Ching during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th minute, one of Golders Green: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 Golders Green. Nicholas Pieng hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 41 played minutes Golders Green got a freekick which was hit by Hafriz Choy. Golders Green's Zafran Hoe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Leng in the 42nd minute of play. Wong Yi-Sheng charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wong Yi-Sheng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wong Yi-Sheng hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 47thth minute of the game Darryl Leng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golders Green's Zafran Hoe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Keng made a kick off. Zafran Hoe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farhan Butcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Alex Keng kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Zafran Hoe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Leng's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. YiBaoJieJie's Darryl Leng got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Alex Keng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Darryl Leng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zafran Hoe having to interfere. Bakar Seng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Keng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danish Dryburgh lost his temper 80 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 88 minutes into the game, Golders Green's Hafriz Choy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ron Braddell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 95th minute, Darryl Leng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Darryl Leng put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Zafran Hoe. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the YiBaoJieJie players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.