League

Rothley
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Rudy Tan made the kick off and thus started the match. Rudy Tan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Mujahid Ching tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Rudy Tan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mujahid Ching. Rothley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rudy Tan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 12th minute Mark Yip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mujahid Ching saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mujahid Ching took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Yip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rothley's Mujahid Ching played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Yip in the 21st minute of play. When Joel Swee fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rothley's protests and gave Joel Swee a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rayleigh booed when Rothley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Swee didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rudy Tan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mujahid Ching showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Yip, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Mujahid Ching came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rayleigh's Mark Yip. But to his dismay, Mark Yip quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 36th minute Mark Yip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mujahid Ching saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rothley's Mujahid Ching played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Yip in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Mark Yip ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mujahid Ching was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Mujahid Ching showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Yip in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Rayleigh were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Noh Lim was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Mark Yip got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zafran Hongyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Mujahid Ching tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rothley's Mujahid Ching played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Tan in the 58th minute of play. Alex Seng hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Mark Yip ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mujahid Ching was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 66 minutes into the match, Rothley's goalkeeper Mujahid Ching had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Yip. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Rudy Tan took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Mujahid Ching to make any attempt to save it. Alex Seng hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Rothley's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Tan came free, but Mujahid Ching reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mark Yip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noh Dhanabalan hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Zafran Hongyi made a precise shot to the right of Mujahid Ching. Rothley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Noh Dhanabalan kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Rayleigh left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rothley.