League

Salisbury Park
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. Tan Butcher started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aziz Hui in the 8th minute of play forced Miracle FC's goalkeeper Shukrie Hee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Lim kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Ong Siang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tan Butcher's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. With a little luck, Miracle FC's Shukrie Hee got control of the ball when Fariz Hsin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ong Siang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tan Butcher in the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match, Daniz Hong got a very nice opportunity to score, but Shukrie Hee was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Fariz Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th match minute, Miracle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tan Lim to maneuver through the defense. Salisbury United's Mark Lim got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Miracle FC defense, Daniz Hong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shukrie Hee. The Miracle FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shukrie Hee should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Mohammad Seah notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Salisbury United's Ong Siang. Ong Siang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Azam Swee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes Miracle FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Seah. The audience was convinced that Azam Swee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ong Siang was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Miracle FC's Azly Laycock was substituted for Faris Tioe. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aziz Hui stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Noh Wah struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ong Siang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miracle FC. 63 minutes into the match, Salisbury United's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Seah came free, but Ong Siang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shukrie Hee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniz Hong in the 66th minute of play. Shukrie Hee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afriz Lam in the 67th minute of the match. Aziz Hui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the game, Salisbury United's Daniz Hong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shukrie Hee made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Aziz Hui's late challenge caught a Miracle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aziz Hui helped the player get up and apologised. Aziz Hui kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Shahron Chien-Kwan's late challenge caught a Miracle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shahron Chien-Kwan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, one of Salisbury United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Salisbury United. Shukrie Hee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afriz Lam in the 82nd minute of play. Ong Siang made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Azam Swee sent off a good shot on target. Daniz Hong scored 3-2 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shukrie Hee, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shukrie Hee didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afriz Lam went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Azam Swee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Ong Siang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Salisbury United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Miracle FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.