League

Ashington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rudy Tan made the kick off which started today's match. Faizal Soon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ashington's Amirul Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Tan in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faizal Soon in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bryan Hian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, Rayleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Faizal Soon came free, but Bryan Hian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute Rudy Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amirul Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amirul Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudy Tan in the 23rd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Ashington:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rayleigh:s goal. The referee gave Rayleigh a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Noh Dhanabalan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ashington's Amirul Teo. 0-1. Amirul Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Yip in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Hamir Yip made a precise shot to the right of Amirul Teo. Ashington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Zafran Hongyi took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amirul Teo. Amirul Teo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Tan in the 42nd minute of play forced Ashington's goalkeeper Amirul Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Mark Yip received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Amirul Teo came out and tried to block the shot, but Mark Yip slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 57th minute. After 65 minutes, Zafran Hongyi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rayleigh and the Ashington players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zafran Hongyi hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Mark Dyce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryan Hian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Bryan Rajah 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. In the 77th minute Rudy Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amirul Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rayleigh getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Noh Dhanabalan hit a great ball. Bryan Hian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faizal Soon in the 84th minute of play. Hamir Yip kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Mark Yip could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Amirul Teo however easily saved by the left post. 89 minutes into the game, Mark Dyce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ashington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rayleigh the free kick. After 89 played minutes Ashington got a freekick which was hit by Mark Dyce. With an all-out effort, Rayleigh's Amirul Teo threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rudy Tan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Zafran Hongyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bryan Rajah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Bryan Hian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.