League

Stannington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shahron Dhanabalan got the match started through his kick off. Zak Swee made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Khairil Lee sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th minute, Didi Hsi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bryan Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haziq Soon kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes in the game, Khairil Lee fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zak Swee having to interfere. Zafran Ching made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Hsin in the 20th minute of play. Zak Swee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shahron Dhanabalan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Bryan Hsin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zafran Ching stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bryan Kool's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bryan Kool in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zafran Ching prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 27 minutes, Zak Hee mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stannington AFC and the Cars Are Expensive players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zak Swee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Hee in the 32nd minute of play. If Zak Hee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shahron Dhanabalan during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bryan Hsin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Bryan Hsin made the kick off in the second half. If Bryan Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Famih Mathews could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Zafran Ching made a huge save. 63 minutes into the game, Bryan Kool cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zafran Ching was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zafran Ching didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bryan Hsin went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 79 minutes into the match, Bryan Hsin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zafran Ching. Stannington AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bryan Hsin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Shahron Dhanabalan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bryan Hsin got free with Zafran Ching in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rudy Hui hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, Bryan Hsin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Zafran Ching was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shahron Dhanabalan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zak Swee having to interfere. Cars Are Expensive's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.