League Play-Off

Arundel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Victor Devan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Steven Shyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Lonsdale, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Swanson in the 9th minute of play forced 牛奶小战士's goalkeeper Steven Shyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Swanson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Steven Shyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 牛奶小战士's zone, Peter Lonsdale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steven Shyan came out of the goal and Peter Lonsdale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to 牛奶小战士 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Dale Hong hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Dover AFC's Mattias Swanson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Steven Shyan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Peter Lonsdale came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Dover AFC 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 Peter Lonsdale couldn't finish the play. Clive Teo charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clive Teo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 牛奶小战士 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Clive Teo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Lonsdale in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Steven Shyan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dover AFC's Eddy Kemp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Devan in the 31st minute of play. Ged Wootton kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Victor Devan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eddy Kemp. The goal made the score 1-1. 牛奶小战士's Clive Teo got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eddy Kemp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Lee in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dover AFC's zone, Joel Lee stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddy Kemp came out of the goal and Joel Lee tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 牛奶小战士's Steven Shyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Swanson in the 47th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Lonsdale to make the kick off. Joel Lee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Eddy Kemp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 56 minutes of play, Dover AFC's Mattias Swanson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Steven Shyan was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Peter Lonsdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 牛奶小战士 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Clive Teo hit a great ball. Steven Shyan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mattias Swanson in the 66th minute. In the 67th match minute, 牛奶小战士 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ron Pillai to maneuver through the defense. Steven Shyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Shepherd in the 69th minute of play. Peter Lonsdale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Steven Shyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 牛奶小战士's Ron Pillai suffered a sore knee after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 75 minutes into the game, Peter Lonsdale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dover AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 牛奶小战士 the free kick. After 76 played minutes Dover AFC got a freekick which was hit by Peter Lonsdale. Joel Lee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Steven Shyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Lonsdale in the 80th minute of the match. Steven Shyan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Lonsdale's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, 牛奶小战士's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Lonsdale came free, but Steven Shyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mattias Swanson got free with Steven Shyan in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Dover AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.