League

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 10000 (Terracing: 7500, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 200) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hidayat Peng made the kick off which started today's match. Hidayat Peng's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alexander Sum firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 11th minute, Mark Chian made a precise shot to the right of Afiz Teo. Redbourn AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alexander Sum made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Danial Koh sent off a good shot on target. After 18 played minutes NFH Family United got a freekick which was hit by Ang Chew. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Chian in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Mark Chian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Mark Chian sped through Redbourn AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Afiz Teo. The audience was convinced that Victor Chan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Sum was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ang Chew in the 32nd minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Didi Teo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexander Sum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Chan in the 37th minute of play. Afiz Teo came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by NFH Family United's Gara Keng. But to his dismay, Gara Keng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Alexander Sum made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hidayat Peng in the 43rd minute. Alexander Sum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Chan in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Chian in the 52nd minute of the match. NFH Family United were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Redbourn AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wong Sophie took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Ang Chew managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ang Chew blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afiz Teo having to make a save. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Chian in the 62nd minute of play. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Chian in the 67th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mark Chian in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afiz Teo saved Redbourn AFC from getting behind. NFH Family United's Alexander Sum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Teo in the 72nd minute of play. Mark Chian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jithu Rajah charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jithu Rajah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NFH Family United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jithu Rajah hit a great ball. Alexander Sum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Teo in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute Mark Chian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hidayat Peng in the 83rd minute of play forced NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Hidayat Peng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Sum. NFH Family United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hidayat Peng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. If Gara Keng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afiz Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Chian, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The supporters of NFH Family United booed when Redbourn AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Ching didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ang Chew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexander Sum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hidayat Peng in the 93rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mark Chian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afiz Teo was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NFH Family United had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.