Official Cup

The Kop
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) After 4 played minutes LiverBird Flyers FC got a freekick which was hit by Shukrie Low. In the 5th match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qazim Mujahid to maneuver through the defense. LiverBird Flyers FC's Jithu Kang was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 6th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The audience was convinced that Abdul Halim Aban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Sim was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11thth minute of the game Abdul Halim Aban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LiverBird Flyers FC's Joel Sim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Abdul Halim Aban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Sim was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Líbano's Bassam El Makhtoub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jithu Kang in the 15th minute of play. The supporters of LiverBird Flyers FC booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qazim Mujahid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bassam El Makhtoub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Hongyi in the 18th minute. Naser Awat scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Sim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Abdul Halim Aban put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Joel Sim. Joel Sim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Halim Aban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Sim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdul Halim Aban in the 27th minute of play. Líbano's Lotfi Labib was substituted for Rafiq Bahir. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wajid Abdul Baqi in the 33rd minute of play forced LiverBird Flyers FC's goalkeeper Joel Sim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Sim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdul Halim Aban's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by LiverBird Flyers FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wassim Suoud was slow to take the kick. During this time Líbano's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Abdul Jabbar Yazan at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of LiverBird Flyers FC. 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdul Halim Aban in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Sim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 40 minutes, Felix Hongyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LiverBird Flyers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Hongyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd minute Abdul Halim Aban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Sim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Líbano booed when LiverBird Flyers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerard Chong didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the LiverBird Flyers FC defense, Abdul Halim Aban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Sim. The LiverBird Flyers FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Sim should have stopped the shot.

With his leg Joel Sim managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Líbano's Abdul Halim Aban fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Abdul Halim Abans short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Joel Sim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Abdul Halim Abans short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Joel Sim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 57 minutes into the match, LiverBird Flyers FC's goalkeeper Joel Sim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdul Halim Aban. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Abdul Halim Aban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Líbano's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdul Halim Aban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Sim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wajid Abdul Baqi got free with Joel Sim in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute Abdul Halim Aban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Sim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute of the match, Abdul Halim Aban tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Joel Sim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to LiverBird Flyers FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Alex Ning hit a great ball. If Felix Hongyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdul Halim Aban got free with Joel Sim in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wajid Abdul Baqi got free with Joel Sim in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to LiverBird Flyers FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tan Rajah hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Abdul Halim Aban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Sim was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Naser Awat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Sim was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdul Halim Aban in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Sim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute Wassim Suoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Sim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Abdul Halim Aban cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Joel Sim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Hongyi in the 86th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Bassam El Makhtoub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, LiverBird Flyers FC's goalkeeper Joel Sim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdul Halim Aban. The audience was convinced that Abdul Halim Aban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Sim was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Joel Sim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Halim Aban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Joel Sim managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Líbano's Abdul Halim Aban fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Líbano's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.