League

Little Comberton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Celestino Mincho made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Barnoldswick booed when Little Comberton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khairil Lim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute of the match Joel Hee shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hafriz Low showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Celestino Mincho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hafriz Low tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hafriz Low showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uuno Raitviir in the 12th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celestino Mincho in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hafriz Low saved Little Comberton from getting behind. Darryl Kool showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammad Choo in the 14th minute of the match. When Celestino Mincho fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barnoldswick's protests and gave Celestino Mincho a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Barnoldswick getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Celestino Mincho hit a great ball. If Joel Hee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gara Choy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Darryl Kool skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Joel Hee recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hafriz Low showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Mincho in the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Celestino Mincho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafriz Low saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gara Choy made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Barnoldswick's zone, Gara Choy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darryl Kool came out of the goal and Gara Choy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 0-1 became the score in the 57th minute when Celestino Mincho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Darryl Swee threw the ball into play from the sideline. Little Comberton's Sharizan Chien-Kwan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celestino Mincho in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hafriz Low saved Little Comberton from getting behind. Darryl Kool made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Xuan Pillai in the 69th minute of play. Darryl Kool didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gara Choy went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 73rd minute, Khai Tan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celestino Mincho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hafriz Low didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Barnoldswick's Joel Hee shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 82nd minute Wei Xuan Pillai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darryl Kool saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Barnoldswick booed when Little Comberton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steven Ching didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84thth minute of the game Celestino Mincho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Little Comberton's Hafriz Low was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uuno Raitviir got free with Hafriz Low in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Celestino Mincho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Hafriz Low, passed just outside the right post. Joel Hee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafriz Low having to interfere. Celestino Mincho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hafriz Low read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Darryl Kool made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Xuan Pillai in the 96th minute of play. Barnoldswick's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.