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Match Report
Ross on Wye
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samuel Wenyong started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes of play, Derby's Khairul Lee made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sajeev Laycock was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Khairul Lee in the 6th minute of play forced Ross on Wye's goalkeeper Sajeev Laycock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Derby's Khairul Lee in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ross on Wye's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Derby's Rifqi Hongyi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sajeev Laycock narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Rifqi Hongyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khairul Lee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Sajeev Laycock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Derby booed when Ross on Wye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tan Soon didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Derby's Khairul Lee in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ross on Wye's goalie prevented a goal. Rifqi Hongyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sajeev Laycock having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Khairul Lee managed to get in a good position for a shot. Derby's supporters rose to their feet, but Khairul Lee was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sajeev Laycock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Derby's Khairul Lee got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rifqi Hongyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sajeev Laycock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khairul Lee, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Derby's goalkeeper Alam Phua had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Swee. Khairul Lee's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sajeev Laycock read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Khairul Lee stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sajeev Laycock acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zack Chew. Rifqi Hongyi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Sajeev Laycock 57 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Rifqi Hongyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Derby's supporters rose to their feet, but Rifqi Hongyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sajeev Laycock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 62 minutes, Amir Phua mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ross on Wye and the Derby players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ross on Wye's goalkeeper Sajeev Laycock, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alam Phua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Swee in the 66th minute of the match. If Samuel Wenyong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sajeev Laycock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rifqi Hongyi in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Rifqi Hongyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Derby's supporters rose to their feet, but Rifqi Hongyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sajeev Laycock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sajeev Laycock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rifqi Hongyi in the 85th minute. Samuel Wenyong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Alam Phua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Wenyong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
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