Dagenham Stadiu
Spectators: 5162 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 162) Padang's Sarb Braddell 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. Noh Nair showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Chien-Kwan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Samuel Chandran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Padang's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Chandran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wong Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Padang's Ong Chuan got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 11 minutes of play, Swadlincote's Bryan Chong made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noh Nair was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Samuel Chandran in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wong Teo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Rudy Chien-Kwan fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Swadlincote's protests and gave Rudy Chien-Kwan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Sarb Braddell made a precise shot to the right of Wong Teo. Swadlincote's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Wong Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Chandran in the 22nd minute of the match. Noh Nair showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amir Soon in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Chien-Kwan in the 29th minute of play forced Padang's goalkeeper Noh Nair to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Swadlincote's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ong Chuan was slow to take the kick. During this time Padang's players had a chance to rest. Ong Chuan made a great header on Padang's corner, it was just that Swadlincote's Wong Teo managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Swadlincote getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Afiz Hsi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Chandran in the 41st minute of play forced Swadlincote's goalkeeper Wong Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Swadlincote's Wong Teo got control of the ball when Sarb Braddell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Padang's Noh Nair played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Chong in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44thth minute of the game Nicholas Hsin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Swadlincote's Wong Teo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bryan Chong to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Swadlincote's Afiz Hsi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Noh Nair. That made the score 1-3 after 52 minutes of play. Wong Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sarb Braddell in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Swadlincote's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Chandran came free, but Wong Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 played minutes Swadlincote got a freekick which was hit by Shahron Tan. Jonathan Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wong Teo having to interfere. Wong Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sarb Braddell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wong Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Chandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noh Nair took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Chong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wong Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicholas Hsin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Samuel Chandran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wong Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Swadlincote's Bryan Chong dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Victor Chian lost his temper 72 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Padang fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Noh Nair, was totally fooled by Swadlincote's Amir Liang, who 74 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Chandran in the 81st minute of play forced Swadlincote's goalkeeper Wong Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Padang were awarded a corner. Ong Chuan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Padang's Samuel Chandran to a score. 2-5 in the 87th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, John Lum managed to get in a good position for a shot. Padang's supporters rose to their feet, but John Lum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wong Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wong Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sarb Braddell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Nicholas Hsin made a precise shot to the right of Wong Teo. Swadlincote's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas Hsin in the 96th minute of play forced Swadlincote's goalkeeper Wong Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Swadlincote walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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