League

Croydon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Croydon's Alan Yang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rifqi Gopala Pillai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rifqi Gopala Pillai made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Alan Yang sent off a good shot on target. Rifqi Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shukrie Boon in the 6th minute of play. Shukrie Boons short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Rifqi Gopala Pillai to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th minute, Croydon's Khairil Rajah ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rifqi Gopala Pillai. Rifqi Gopala Pillai yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Pondersbridge's Wei Xuan Dryburgh in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croydon's goalie prevented a goal. Aziz Ching hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Croydon's Aziz Ching got a free kick in the 20th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Daniel Namasivayam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pondersbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Namasivayam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Pondersbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Shukrie Boon came free, but Rifqi Gopala Pillai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afiz Chien-Kwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Namasivayam in the 28th minute of the match. Rifqi Gopala Pillai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shukrie Boon in the 30th minute of the match. Wei Xuan Dryburgh's late challenge caught a Croydon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wei Xuan Dryburgh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Wei Xuan Dryburgh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Pondersbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Shukrie Boon came free, but Rifqi Gopala Pillai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rifqi Gopala Pillai was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Khairil Rajah capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Khairil Rajah really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 47 minutes into the match, Zak Dhanabalan notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Croydon's Afiz Chien-Kwan. Afiz Chien-Kwan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Namasivayam to strike the kick off in the second half. Rifqi Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shukrie Boon in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Daniel Namasivayam dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afiz Chien-Kwan, 2-2. Rifqi Gopala Pillai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan Yang in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Zak Dhanabalan 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. The audience was convinced that Daniel Namasivayam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afiz Chien-Kwan was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When Croydon's Ang Cho in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pondersbridge's goalie prevented a goal. Ronn Tee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shukrie Boon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rifqi Gopala Pillai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Pondersbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Shukrie Boon came free, but Rifqi Gopala Pillai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rifqi Gopala Pillai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronn Tee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Zak Dhanabalan came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Pondersbridge 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 Zak Dhanabalan couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the match, Croydon's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Namasivayam came free, but Afiz Chien-Kwan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Adam Politiek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pondersbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Politiek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 92 minutes, Ronn Tee mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croydon and the Pondersbridge players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pondersbridge booed when Croydon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronn Tee didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pondersbridge's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zak Dhanabalan in the 95th minute. Pondersbridge's Zak Dhanabalan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Afiz Chien-Kwan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shahron Ramachandran during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 97th minute, Shahron Ramachandran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the game, Shukrie Boon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Rifqi Gopala Pillai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.