Match Statistics for Match 24 - Young Lions vs SAFFC (14 Mar 2009)

GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S.LEAGUE 2009
MATCH 24: YOUNG LIONS vs SAFFC
14 Mar 2009, 1945hrs, Jalan Besar Stadium


Match Summary
Free kicks proved the scourge of the Young Lions as they fell to defending champions SAFFC 1-2 at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday evening.

John Wilkinson opened the scoring from the Warriors' first dead ball inside three minutes, driving his 25-yard effort low past Young Lions goalkeeper Jasper Chan after Gabriel Quak Jun Yi was adjudged to have handled the ball.

Eugene Luo fluffed a great opportunity to equalize on 36 minutes when he rounded Shahril Jantan only for Daniel Bennett to clear, but Obadin Aikhena started and then finished a good counterattacking move for the hosts on 68 minutes, heading home a cross by Luo's replacement Fadhil Noh to make it 1-1.

But substitute Shaiful Esah, who had barely come on for minutes, scored with a direct free kick just outside the box on 72 minutes to restore the advantage for Richard Bok's men, who now move two points clear at the top of the table.

Full match report to follow...

Final Score
Young Lions 1
Obadin Aikhena 68'
SAFFC 2
John Wilkinson 3', Shaiful Esah 72'

Line-up
Young Lions
18 Jasper Chan (GK)
4 Isa Halim (C)
7 Gabriel Quak Jun Yi
9 Faritz Abdul Hameed
10 Irwan Shah
14 Afiq Yunos
16 Shahir Hamzah
19 Goh Swee Swee (15 Rabbani Sudalman 83')
20 Obadin Aikhena
26 Khairul Nizam
27 Eugene Luo (25 Fadhil Noh 51')
Subs not used: Eddie Chang, Hamqaamal Shah, Fabian Kwok, Izwan Mahbud, Azfar Zainal Abidin

SAFFC
14 Shahril Jantan (GK)
3 Kenji Arai
6 Masahiro Fukasawa (8 Therdsak Chaiman 46')
9 Aleksandar Duric (C)
10 John Wilkinson
12 Guntur Djafril (2 Shaiful Esah 69')
13 Razaleigh Khalik (4 Hafiz Osman 85')
16 Daniel Bennett
18 Park Tae Won
19 Mustaqim Manzur
21 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin
Subs not used: Toh Guo'an, Syed Karim

Cautions
Young Lions: Obadin Aikhena 15', Goh Swee Swee 30', Irwan Shah 64'
SAFFC: Daniel Bennett 59', Razaleigh Khalik 75', John Wilkinson 90'

Expulsions
Young Lions: nil
SAFFC: nil

Match Officials
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
Asst Referee 1: Mohd Faizal Abas
Asst Referee 2: Muhd Syahir
Fourth Official: Johan Jahari
Match Commissioner: K Sukumar

Attendance: 1,455