League

Pocari Sweat Stadium
Spectators: 9000 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stelian Iordache started the match with the kick off. When Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Geylang River Otters 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 Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng couldn't finish the play. Steven Ramachandran came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Tian could save by the left post. Jonathan Tian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steven Ramachandran in the 9th minute. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steven Ramachandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Eltham's goalkeeper Jonathan Tian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steven Ramachandran. Martin Lane was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Lee Lee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noh Ning in the 28th minute of play. Stelian Iordache succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 38 minutes into the match, Eltham's goal looked a bit too open when Alif Cho came free, but Jonathan Tian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steven Ramachandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jonathan Tian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eltham's Jonathan Tian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Eltham from getting a goal against them. Eltham's Jonathan Tian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Noh Ning made the kick off in the second half. Steven Ramachandran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shafiq Hsi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Jonathan Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steven Ramachandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Shafiq Hsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 63 minutes, Alif Cho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Geylang River Otters and the Eltham players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alif Cho kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Jonathan Tian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steven Ramachandran, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The Geylang River Otters fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Geylang River Otters's Steven Ramachandran looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 79 minutes of play, Geylang River Otters's Steven Ramachandran made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Tian was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Ramachandran in the 82nd minute of play forced Eltham's goalkeeper Jonathan Tian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Ramachandran in the 84th minute of play forced Eltham's goalkeeper Jonathan Tian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Steven Ramachandran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Tian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Lane in the 88th minute of play forced Eltham's goalkeeper Jonathan Tian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 尹骋笑 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jonathan Tian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Tian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steven Ramachandran in the 92nd minute of play. When Shafiq Hsi fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eltham's protests and gave Shafiq Hsi a yellow card for diving instead. Shafiq Hsi hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Mark Phua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Tian was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Geylang River Otters had played much better football throughout.