Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio De Victoria
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wong Butcher kicked off to start the match. Nichifor Bâlea made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Mark Koh sent off a good shot on target. Mark Koh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Nichifor Bâlea made a huge save. Wong Butcher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Nichifor Bâlea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nichifor Bâlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniz Hsi in the 18th minute of play. Nichifor Bâlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniz Hsi in the 21st minute of the match. IK Zenith's Nichifor Bâlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Soon in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, IK Zenith's goal looked a bit too open when Wong Butcher came free, but Nichifor Bâlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryan Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Ahlbeck in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Soon in the 30th minute of play forced IK Zenith's goalkeeper Nichifor Bâlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Oakham were awarded a corner. Muhammad Singh went to the cornerflag to take it. Victor Chong was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Bollström in the 35th minute of play forced Oakham's goalkeeper Bryan Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match, Wong Butcher tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nichifor Bâlea saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Soon in the 37th minute of play forced IK Zenith's goalkeeper Nichifor Bâlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. IK Zenith's Nichifor Bâlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Soon in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, Oakham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wei Xuan Hui to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Nichifor Bâlea managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Oakham's Wong Butcher fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viktor Ahlbeck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pelle Bollström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Bryan Hui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nichifor Bâlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wong Butcher in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniz Hsi in the 61st minute of play forced IK Zenith's goalkeeper Nichifor Bâlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oakham's Gara Hock was substituted for Mark Koh. 67 minutes into the game, Oakham's Daniz Hsi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nichifor Bâlea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nichifor Bâlea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gara Hock in the 76th minute of play. IK Zenith's Nichifor Bâlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khai Amin in the 77th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, Oakham's Jerry Soon made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nichifor Bâlea was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the match, IK Zenith's goal looked a bit too open when Daniz Hsi came free, but Nichifor Bâlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, IK Zenith's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Soon came free, but Nichifor Bâlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, IK Zenith's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Soon came free, but Nichifor Bâlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Larsson's late challenge caught a Oakham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Larsson helped the player get up and apologised. Wong Butcher scored 5-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nichifor Bâlea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nichifor Bâlea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gara Hock in the 91st minute of the match.