League

Hertford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shafiq Hsi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Bineesh Lee 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. John Hui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shafiq Hsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. John Hui 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 8th minute. Farhan Butcher kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Shafiq Hsi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for John Hui. Hertford's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Hertford's goal looked a bit too open when Amirul Tan came free, but John Hui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Alex Politiek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hertford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steeple Claydon the free kick. After 12 played minutes Hertford got a freekick which was hit by Alex Politiek. John Hui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amirul Tan in the 20th minute of the match. If Danish Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Farhan Mathews in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Steeple Claydon's Amirul Pillai. Steeple Claydon's Darryl Lee proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Steeple Claydon from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Joel Butcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Bineesh Lee got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 31 minutes into the match, Hertford's goal looked a bit too open when Shafiq Hsi came free, but John Hui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amirul Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamir Swee during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hamir Swee hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Amir Hsin hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Steeple Claydon's Darryl Lee proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Steeple Claydon from getting a goal against them. Joel Butcher kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Shafiq Hsi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. John Hui was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Danish Hsin was the one to do the kick off. John Hui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afiz Ching in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Hertford booed when Steeple Claydon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amir Hsin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hamir Swee came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Hertford 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 Hamir Swee couldn't finish the play. After 59 played minutes Hertford got a freekick which was hit by Bineesh Lee. In the 60th minute, Hamir Swee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Hertford's John Hui got control of the ball when Afiz Ching tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match Steeple Claydon got a corner. Hertford's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shafiq Hsi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Steeple Claydon's Shafiq Hsi to fire away a dangerous shot which John Hui despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With his leg John Hui managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Steeple Claydon's Bakar Chan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hertford's John Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afiz Ching in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bineesh Lee in the 69th minute of play forced Steeple Claydon's goalkeeper Darryl Lee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darryl Lee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bineesh Lee in the 71st minute of play. Danish Hsin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. John Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shafiq Hsi in the 75th minute of play. John Hui 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 76th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Daniz Gopala Pillai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hertford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Steeple Claydon the free kick. Daniz Gopala Pillai hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Steeple Claydon's Shafiq Hsi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that John Hui narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, Steeple Claydon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amirul Tan to maneuver through the defense. Steeple Claydon's Afiz Ching came free and shot a quick shot against goal 81 minutes in the game, fortunately John Hui had problems saving as it came toward the left post. John Hui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shafiq Hsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Darryl Lee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danish Hsin in the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Danish Hsin made a precise shot to the right of Darryl Lee. Steeple Claydon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amirul Tan in the 90th minute of play forced Hertford's goalkeeper John Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. John Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amirul Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darryl Lee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danish Hsin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Hertford defense, Afiz Ching kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Hui. The Hertford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Hui should have stopped the shot. After having played for 97 minutes, Shafiq Hsi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Steeple Claydon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shafiq Hsi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Steeple Claydon had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.