Official Cup

NFH Family
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felix Chew started the match with the kick off. Valeriy Chirkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steven Rajah having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Arkadiy Svetlov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NFH Family United's Steven Rajah. Steven Rajah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 7th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriy Chirkov to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Chew got free with Pavel Chabanov in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Steven Rajah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriy Chirkov in the 22nd minute of play. With a little luck, Arsenal F.C.'s Pavel Chabanov got control of the ball when Fariz Butcher tried to sneak it across the goal line. Steven Rajah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeriy Gribin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Felix Chew could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Pavel Chabanov made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in NFH Family United's zone, Arkadiy Svetlov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steven Rajah came out of the goal and Arkadiy Svetlov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Chew got free with Pavel Chabanov in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pavel Chabanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Chew in the 42nd minute. Felix Chew recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Muhammad Sum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. NFH Family United's Steven Rajah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save NFH Family United from getting a goal against them. Arkadiy Svetlov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Steven Rajah made a huge save. Alexander Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Georgiy Frolov hit a great ball. Victor Ramachandran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute, NFH Family United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arkadiy Svetlov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 68th minute Eduard Florianov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Rajah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Timur Zuev got a free kick in the 71st minute. If Valeriy Chirkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Georgiy Frolov charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Georgiy Frolov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 84 minutes into the game, Valeriy Gribin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NFH Family United the free kick. Victor Ramachandran was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 85th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Valeriy Gribin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Valeriy Gribin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steven Rajah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Arsenal F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Arsenal F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.