League

Brinklow
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerard Ning got the match started through his kick off. Asiz Low might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alif Gopala Pillai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asiz Low ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Kineton FC's zone, Asiz Low stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alif Gopala Pillai came out of the goal and Asiz Low tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 20 minutes into the match, Asiz Low notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kineton FC's Alif Gopala Pillai. Alif Gopala Pillai was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute, Asiz Low left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brinklow AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Alif Gopala Pillai made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Asiz Low sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Kineton FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Prime Siong hit a great ball. A hard shot 42 in the game by Asiz Low from a close distance when the talented Alif Gopala Pillai managed to make a qualified save. Kineton FC's players were relieved. When Muhammad Shiong came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Brinklow AFC 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 Muhammad Shiong couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Asiz Low was the one to do the kick off. Alif Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asiz Low in the 52nd minute of play. Alif Gopala Pillai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alan Kang's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute, Gerard Ning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Asiz Low ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alif Gopala Pillai was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asiz Low in the 64th minute of play forced Kineton FC's goalkeeper Alif Gopala Pillai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Brinklow AFC booed when Kineton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerard Ning didn't get a good kick on the ball. Muhammad Shiong might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alif Gopala Pillai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Muhammad Shiong ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Asiz Low in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alif Gopala Pillai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kineton FC's Alif Gopala Pillai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asiz Low in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Asiz Low shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alif Gopala Pillai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alif Gopala Pillai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asiz Low in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Asiz Low's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alif Gopala Pillai was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Kineton FC's Alif Gopala Pillai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asiz Low in the 86th minute of play. Alif Gopala Pillai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asiz Low's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brinklow AFC fully deserved thier win.