League

Steeple Claydon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ali Ning lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. If Zak Gopala Pillai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Seng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amirul Tan got free with Asiz Chew in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Shafiq Hsi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Asiz Chew, passed just outside the right post. Ronn Seng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gara Tan got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Amirul Tan. Zak Gopala Pillai hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Shafiq Hsi made the kick off in the second half. Afiz Ching sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Steeple Claydon's zone, Alex Seng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darryl Lee came out of the goal and Alex Seng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Amir Abdul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 67 minutes, Afiz Ching managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steeple Claydon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afiz Ching was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Asiz Chew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amirul Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Hidayat Yang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Darryl Lee having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Melton Mow's Zak Gopala Pillai got a free kick in the 78th minute. Hidayat Yang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Darryl Lee having to make a save. Asiz Chew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shafiq Hsi in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Afiz Ching's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Asiz Chew was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 88 minutes into the game, Shafiq Hsi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Asiz Chew was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Steeple Claydon support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.