>> [SGPWT] Match Commentary: SGPWT vs. MACWT | 16 Jul 2024, 2000hrs, Jalan Besar Stadium
FT: SGPWT 9-0 MACWT
Job done. Within expectations IMO. 😊
90+2′: A scramble in the MACWT box sees several attempts by SGPWT players to get a shot off. Danelle Tan is finally able to get a kick in but it hits a SGPWT player and goes out of play for a goal kick.
SGPWT 9-0 MACWT
90′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
Debut goal for debutant SGPWT No.6 Kyra Tayor! She scores a very long-range effort all the way out from in between the halfway line and the MACWT penalty box. The MACWT GK does her best to reach the ball but it arcs into the back of the net.
SGPWT 9-0 MACWT
85′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.11 Putri Syaliza receives the ball from her captain No.18 Rosnani. She dribbles into the MACWT penalty box from the right flank and runs along the top edge of the box until she finds a gap in the MACWT defence. She shoots for the far post and scores!
SGPWT 8-0 MACWT
80′: SGPWT No.2 Syazwani limps off the field with a cramp. No.3 Nurhidayu N. will replace her.
SGPWT 7-0 MACWT
75′: MACWT No.9 gets hit on the head by SGPWT No.9 Danelle Tan’s free kick inside the MACWT penalty box. She’s up and running after receiving treatment.
SGPWT 7-0 MACWT
70′: SGPWT No.2 Syazwani takes a shot outside the top edge of the MACWT penalty box* on the right. The ball smashes into the side netting.
No.5 Natasha tries a shot from a similar range* a minute later but the MACWT GK saves it cleanly.
*This range is LCSWT teammate Ho Hui Xin’s fav shooting territory.
SGPWT 7-0 MACWT
65′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.2 Syawani passes the ball forward to No.10 Farah on the right. Farah makes a strong run down the right channel while fending off her marker. She drives into the MACWT box and passes the ball to No.9 Danelle Tan near the six-yard box. Danelle slots it in for her hat trick.
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SGPWT 7-0 MACWT
61′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.11 Putri crosses the ball into the MACWT box from the left flank. No.10 Farah gets a touch and knocks it to No.9 Danelle Tan who is right in front of the goal. Danelle Tan taps the ball in for her second.
SGPWT 6-0 MACWT
57′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
Lionesses captain No.18 Rosnani takes a Umairah-istic long-range shot from way outside the penalty box and stuns everyone as the ball goes into the net. GOAL!
SGPWT 5-0 MACWT
54′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.11 Putri dribbles through two MACWT defenders as she makes her way into the MACWT box on the left. She sends the ball across goal via a short cross and No.9 Danelle Tan calmly slots it in for her first of the night.
SGPWT 4-0 MACWT
52′: SGPWT No.5 Natasha N. sends a through ball on the right and it connects with No.9 Danelle Tan outside the MACWT box. The MACWT GK comes out of her box to kick it away.
50′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.11 Putri sends a ball down the left flank. No.20 Dorcus Chu receives it and makes a solid run before being brought down by a MACWT defender outside the MACWT penalty box on the left.
SGPWT No.21 Venetia Lim takes the direct free kick and scores! The ball arcs into the net at the far post and SGPWT are up by three goals to zero.
SGPWT 3-0 MACWT
2H K.O.: Triple substitution for SGPWT.
SGPWT No.5 Natasha N., No.7 Cara Chang and No. 10 Farah replace No.16 Sarah Z., No.15 Umairah and No.14 Chloe Koh respectively.
SGPWT 2-0 MACWT
HT: SGPWT 2-0 MACWT
It could have been 10-0. 👀
45+3′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.11 Putri Syaliza beats a MACWT defender in a 1v1 on the right side of the MACWT penalty box. She enters the box with the ball, looks up at the goal and fires a shot. The ball looks like it took a deflection off a MACWT defender on its way in but the goal is awarded to Putri. Well played!
SGPWT 2-0 MACWT
37′: GOOOAL FOR SGPWT!!!
SGPWT No.21 Venetia Lim takes a corner kick on the left. The ball floats high and swings in towards the far post. No.20 Dorcus Chu takes a skip into the air in the six-yard box and directs the ball into the net with her right foot. GOAL!
SGPWT 1-0 MACWT
35′: SGPWT No.20 Dorcus Chu tries a long-range shot from outside the MACWT penalty box. The ball flies straight into the MACWT GK as she kneels down to cushion the save.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
32′: SGPWT No.9 Danelle Tan steals the ball away from MACWT captain just outside the MACWT penalty box. She unleashes a shot immediately but the ball flies up and goes out of play.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
28′: SGPWT No.14 Chloe Koh misses what is probably the clearest chance of the night so far.
No.16 Sarah Z. sends the ball out to No.2 Syazwani on the right outside the MACWT penalty box. Syazwani crosses the ball in and finds Chloe near the six-yard box. Chole hits the ball too hard and it flies above the net to the left.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
23′: MACWT are playing with back five in defence and are quite happy to knock the ball out of play at the earliest opportunity.
Both SGPWT forwards No.9 Danelle Tan and No.14 Chloe Koh do not convert their chances near the six-yard box.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
20′: The LCSWT connection is lighting up the right channel with SGPWT No.15 Umairah -> No.2 Syazwani -> No.16 Sarah Z. making several threatening runs into the MACWT box.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
15′: The MACWT GK is receiving treatment on the pitch for a cut on her left forearm. She quints in agony as the physio bandages it up.
Play resumes with her not requiring a substitute.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
10′: SGPWT with most of the possession so far. Half chances here and there but the final ball has been lacking.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
5′: SGPWT with a few chances already in the MACWT box keeping the MACWT GK busy.
MACWT looks like they are set up to defend deep with their most forward player barely reaching the centre circle in their own half when out of possession.
SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
K.O.: SGPWT 0-0 MACWT
10 mins to K.O.: The LIVE broadcast via YouTube is up and running.
A good-sized crowd is present at the Jalan Besar Stadium to cheer the Lionesses on.
3 hours to K.O.: Is Macau a country? How come England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a qualifying slot in major football tournaments? Can the World (Country) Cup compete against a proper World Club Cup?
Maybe one day, we will get to explore these questions in detail. In the meantime, it’s three hours to goooal time!
7 hours to K.O.: “Trust the process, trust the coach and trust the team,” said Lionesses captain Rosnani in the pre-match press conference.
To paraphrase a SGWPL coach: What happens on the training ground during the week determines what happens on match day.
The SGPWT had two full weeks of training and should be (relatively) well prepared to face MACWT.
16 hours to K.O.: It’s going to be a goal-fest (or I’ll ask for my money back) — Macau WT lost their last three international matches 16-0, 6-0 and 4-0 to Chinese Taipei, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands in Nov/Dec 2023.
The Lionesses will enjoy all the advantages (and pressure) of playing on home soil, so here’s to a wonderful evening of football!
