League

Bovingdon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wallsend 777's Shahiran Hsin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Muhammad Soon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alif Hock in the 3rd minute of the match. When Steven Shyan fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wallsend 777's protests and gave Steven Shyan a yellow card for diving instead. Shahiran Hsin took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Darren Seng. Darren Seng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Alif Hock had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Muhammad Soon. Wallsend 777's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alif Hock was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 18 minutes into the game, Bovingdon's Alif Hock nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Muhammad Soon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Seng in the 22nd minute of play forced Wallsend 777's goalkeeper Muhammad Soon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darren Seng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shahiran Hsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Tan Tian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bovingdon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wallsend 777 the free kick. In the 27th minute Shahiran Hsin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darren Seng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Wallsend 777 booed when Bovingdon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tan Tian didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Mark Seng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhammad Soon was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 45 minutes into the game, Alif Hock recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Muhammad Soon. Alif Hock showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mark Seng was the one to do the kick off. Mark Seng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Wallsend 777's zone, Albert Choo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muhammad Soon came out of the goal and Albert Choo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute Alif Hock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muhammad Soon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Bovingdon's goal looked a bit too open when Shahiran Hsin came free, but Darren Seng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Wallsend 777's Danish Tian dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Muhammad Soon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tan Tian in the 73rd minute of play. Muhammad Soon came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Bovingdon's Mark Seng. But to his dismay, Mark Seng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Wallsend 777:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bovingdon:s goal. 90 minutes into the match, Wallsend 777's goal looked a bit too open when Tan Tian came free, but Muhammad Soon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muhammad Soon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alif Hock, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Alif Hock notched a goal, 6-3, to the right of Wallsend 777's Muhammad Soon. Muhammad Soon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Bovingdon booed when Wallsend 777 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steven Shyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wallsend 777 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bovingdon.