Prized/Friendly Cup

Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iskandar Laycock started the match with the kick off. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Samuel Grabiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danish Henderson in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Oakham booed when La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Bras didn't get a good kick on the ball. When La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Fulgencio Stephen in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oakham's goalie prevented a goal. Oakham's Sajeev Kang was substituted for Ang Seng. After 19 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Moises Ruy. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iskandar Laycock in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Grabiel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fulgencio Stephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Samuel Grabiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Tian in the 24th minute of play. Diego Armando Messi came free with the goalkeeper in the 28th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Daniel Seah could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that Merlin Tian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Grabiel was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 38 played minutes, Oakham's Alexander Hsi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Samuel Grabiel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Oakham reached it. Iskandar Chian kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alif Chian during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Armando Messi to make the kick off. When Diego Armando Messi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 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 Diego Armando Messi couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Iskandar Laycock came free, but Samuel Grabiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Diego Armando Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Seah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Iskandar Laycock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Grabiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's zone, Iskandar Laycock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Grabiel came out of the goal and Iskandar Laycock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Merlin Tian didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-2 via right post in the game's 67th minute. Oakham's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With a little luck, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Samuel Grabiel got control of the ball when Merlin Tian tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Merlin Tian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oakham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Merlin Tian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Merlin Tian's late challenge caught a La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Merlin Tian helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 played minutes Oakham got a freekick which was hit by Merlin Tian. After 89 played minutes Oakham got a freekick which was hit by Iskandar Chian. Daniel Seah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Iskandar Chian charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iskandar Chian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Oakham getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Iskandar Chian hit a great ball. The Oakham supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Oakham would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.