League

Stadio De Victoria
Spectators: 10846 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mark Chian got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the NFH Family United defense, Mark Koh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Sum. The NFH Family United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Sum should have stopped the shot. In the 13th minute, Wei Xuan Hui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, NFH Family United's Alexander Sum got control of the ball when Jerry Soon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Koh. Oakham's Bryan Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Chian in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Oakham's goalkeeper Bryan Hui, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wong Sophie hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Bryan Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Chian in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniz Hsi in the 41st minute of play forced NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryan Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ang Chew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NFH Family United's Alexander Sum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wong Butcher in the 44th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wong Butcher to make the kick off. The supporters of Oakham booed when NFH Family United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ang Chew didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Oakham getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Wei Xuan Hui hit a great ball. Oakham made a substitution. Gara Hock replaced Mark Koh. After a rather tough play, Oakham's Wei Xuan Hui got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Oakham's Bryan Hui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Oakham from getting a goal against them. Bryan Hui was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Mark Chian capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mark Chian really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 79 minutes into the match, NFH Family United's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Soon came free, but Alexander Sum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Oakham's zone, Mark Chian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bryan Hui came out of the goal and Mark Chian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gara Hock in the 82nd minute of play forced NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the NFH Family United defense, Gara Hock kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Sum. The NFH Family United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Sum should have stopped the shot. Alexander Sum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khai Amin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Alexander Sum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wong Butcher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Sum didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jerry Soon went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Oakham's Daniz Hsi got a free kick in the 96th minute.