Friendly League

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ryan Tan took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Leonardo Poncio put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Afiz Teo. Ryan Tan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but You Jing Jun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. You Jing Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Jon during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Martin Jon hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. You Jing Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Afiz Teo came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Domselaar's Leonardo Poncio. But to his dismay, Leonardo Poncio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 16th play minutes Leonardo Poncio shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Afiz Teo and just under the crossbar into goal. After 21 minutes of play, Redbourn AFC's Fariz Swee made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. You Jing Jun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afiz Seng hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Domselaar's Shen Feng Yi took a good shot, in the 26th minute, which hit the crossbar above Afiz Teo's head, and flew over the goal. Redbourn AFC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Domselaar. After a defensive mix-up in Domselaar's zone, Ryan Tan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. You Jing Jun came out of the goal and Ryan Tan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 30 played minutes Redbourn AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ron Boon. In the 32nd minute Leonardo Poncio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domselaar were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Redbourn AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Shen Feng Yi took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Andres Cubas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Leonardo Poncio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Afiz Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Poncio took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonardo Poncio to strike the kick off in the second half. You Jing Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ron Boon in the 53rd minute of the match. After 56 minutes, Shen Feng Yi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Domselaar and the Redbourn AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 played minutes Domselaar got a freekick which was hit by Shen Feng Yi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andres Cubas during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andres Cubas hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. You Jing Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Boon, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Leonardo Poncio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Afiz Teo. Leonardo Poncio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Afiz Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Cubas in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Poncio in the 73rd minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ron Boon came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Redbourn 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 Ron Boon couldn't finish the play. If Richard Adamson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo got control of the ball when Martin Jon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Poncio in the 86th minute of the match. When Leonardo Poncio came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Domselaar 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 Leonardo Poncio couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Jon in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afiz Teo saved Redbourn AFC from getting behind. Domselaar played a much better game than Redbourn AFC and deserved their victory. The Redbourn AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.