balestier 0 - 4 LFC (386961409)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at 208 balestier Arena today. Zbigniew Draczyński was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Botond Bai and Achille Prior. balestier tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: 健祥 (Jianxiang) - 家卫 (Jiawei), 聪皓 (Conghao), Rong Jian, Siong Da - Boon Qiang, 秉政 (Bingzheng), Yusuf, 宝龙 (Baolong) - 俊浩 (Junhao), bin Abd Wahid.

LFC started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Yeow Rong - bin Ali, Jian Yi, Kai Yip, bin Awang - Pui Yu, Kai Cheung, bin Ramli, Tze Tong - Ling Fong, 杏智 (Xingzhi).

Right from the start it was obvious that LFC were expecting an easy victory. The visiting X. Jian Yi was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 9 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. After 36 minutes, LFC's 宋. 杏智 (Xingzhi) burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. At this point, it was obvious that the players of LFC lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. It was 0 - 2 at the break. LFC claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 62 percent.

The crowd groaned when 张. 聪皓 (Conghao), having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for balestier. After 79 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for W. Kai Cheung who increased LFC's lead to 0 - 3. 80 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as A. bin Awang finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. A counterattack by balestier after 83 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but 蔡. 秉政 (Bingzheng), coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. W. Kai Cheung could have put his team up another goal 84 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. LFC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

balestier's best player was 张. 聪皓 (Conghao). However, R. Yusuf made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating LFC player was without a doubt 宋. 杏智 (Xingzhi) . C. Yeow Rong was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 4.