League Play-Off

Eternal Flame Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gofar Pohan got the match started through his kick off. Aras Sophian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samai Asmawan in the 4th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Bäckman. Gofar Pohan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aras Sophian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 11th minute of play. PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Barbosu in the 12th minute of play. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gofar Pohan in the 15th minute of play. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Barbosu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Frederico Hendrickx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aras Sophian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Gofar Pohan made a precise shot to the right of Ray Clemence. PHOENIX SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 22nd minute of play forced Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Aras Sophian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aras Sophian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frederico Hendrickx's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Ray Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dadá D Agostino was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PHOENIX SC! 35 minutes into the game, Adit Syamsuddn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kranji Crunchy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PHOENIX SC the free kick. Adit Syamsuddn kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Kranji Crunchy were furious when Jão Cancelo was red carded, 36 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Kranji Crunchy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PHOENIX SC:s goal. Aras Sophian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samai Asmawan in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute PHOENIX SC were awarded a corner. Phoenix Kante went to the cornerflag to take it. PHOENIX SC's Phoenix Kante was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aras Sophian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Severiano Redondas charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severiano Redondas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Severiano Redondas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gofar Pohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Kranji Crunchy were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

PHOENIX SC made a substitution. Aryeh Markovich replaced Lilcho Ilchov. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samai Asmawan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Samai Asmawan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aras Sophian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kranji Crunchy were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after PHOENIX SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jojon Sopandi took the corner. 63 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Samai Asmawan came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, PHOENIX SC's goal looked a bit too open when Gofar Pohan came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Hendrickx came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Kranji Crunchy getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Piet Karnawan hit a great ball. Kranji Crunchy made a substitution. Demas Tarusbawa replaced Bule Amin. In the 76th match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Piet Karnawan to maneuver through the defense. In the 80thth minute of the game Frederico Hendrickx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 82nd minute of play. Jojon Sopandi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ray Clemence. PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ray Clemence didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jojon Sopandi went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Kranji Crunchy's Dian Hatala was substituted for Jojon Sopandi. When the match was over Kranji Crunchy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PHOENIX SC throughout the match.