The LCSWT players are dousing water on Madison Telmer like they won the league. GGWP!
FT: LCSWT 3-0 HUWT
90+1′: GOOOAL FOR LCSWT
LSCWT No.23 Sarah Z. sends a ball in from a left corner kick and a scramble ensues in the six-yard box. The HUWT GK is unable to find the ball and LCSWT No.19 Yuvika nudges the ball into the net.
LCSWT 3-0 HUWT
88′: LSCWT No.2 Telmer comes off for LCSWT No.11 to screams of “MADI!!!” from the LCSWT fans.
LCSWT 2-0 HUWT
86′: GOOOAL FOR LCSWT!!!
No.23 Sarah Z. takes the corner on the right. No.2 Madison Telmer dives in and heads the ball into the net. Game over.
LCSWT 2-0 HUWT
80′: LCSWT No.25 Sara Hayduchok is in for No.16 Ho Hui Xin.
Kill the game or park the bus?
LCSWT 1-0 HUWT
76′: The sideways and backwards passing phase of the game by LCSWT has begun. Why chance a counter-attack?
LCSWT 1-0 HUWT
72′: HUWT captain No.12 comes off for No.24. She must have picked up an injury.
LCSWT 1-0 HUWT
67′: GOOOAL FOR LCSWT!!!
LCSWT No.32 Ain (or was it No.19?) takes the corner kick on the right. She swings the ball into the six-yard box and No.8 Syazwani gets something on it. She scores from close range!
LCSWT No.16 HHX runs towards the corner to hug her young teammate while the rest of the LCSWT team race towards the LCSWT photographer at the goalline for a group shot.
They’ve broken the HUWT bus.
LCSWT 1-0 HUWT
65′: The game is really opening up. Multiple half-chances are being created at both ends of the pitch.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
62′: HUWT No.19 dribbles the ball from the halfway line to the edge of LCSWT box on the right. She cuts the ball across the face of the goal and HUWT No.12 gets to it. She shoots but the ball hits the back of the LCSWT defender and goes out for a corner.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
61′: HUWT No.7 comes off for No.2
I really need HUWT to publish their team sheet.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
58′: CHANCE FOR LCSWT!!!
LCSWT No.24 and 8 take turns to shuffle the ball near the HUWT penalty spot in front of a wall of HUWT defenders. LCSWT No.2 Telmer charges in and blasts the ball towards goal. The ball hits the crossbar and springs away.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
57′: LCSWT No.20 Dorcus Chu is off for No.24 Nurhidayu Naszri. 😳
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
54′: LCSWT No.16 Ho Hui Xin passes the ball back to No.4 Umairah who is near the top edge of the centre circle on the left. Umariah gives a ball a boot towards goal. The HUWT GK watches the ball come towards her and makes the save.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
49′: LCSWT No.9 Raeka Ee comes off for No.12 Josephine Ang.
Chance for ABLWT No.18 Fukuzawa to extend her goal-scoring lead later this evening in TBWT vs. ALBWT.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
48′: LCSWT starts the half brightly, prodding at the HUWT defence. HUWT is able to break up the plays so far.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
2H K.O.: HUWT obviously had a plan coming into the game (defend deep and take long shots at goal) and they have been able to execute it so far.
The question is, will they survive the LCSWT super subs?
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
HT: LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
44′: CHANCE FOR HUWT!!!
HUWT No.27 somehow finds herself with a loose ball near the top edge of the LCSWT penalty box. She tries to shoot from that range. The effort is weak but the LCSWT GK is unable to make the save cleanly.
HUWT captain No.12 gets onto the rebound outside the six-yard box on the left. She chips the ball towards the far post but the LCSWT GK makes a flying save. It almost went in.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
41′: CHANCE FOR LCSWT!!!
No.32 Ain passes the ball to No.23 Sarah Z. who is near the penalty spot from the right flank. Sarah takes a shot but a HUWT defender blocks the ball at her feet. She takes another shot, this time successfully, but the HUWT GK makes the save.
The small crowd of HUWT supporters (including a couple of ALBWT players) applaud in appreciation.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
39′: HUWT No.3 beats LCWT No.32 Ain in a 1v1 on the right half-space near the HUWT box. Threat nullified.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
37′: Both coaches are shouting instructions to their players from the sidelines.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
35′: LCSWT No.2 Telmer dribbles the ball all the way into the HUWT box on the right from the middle of the HUWT half. But there are two HUWT players there to harass her. A shoulder push brings her down and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
33′: LCSWT No.9 Raeka Ee is dropping deep into the centre of midfield to be involved in the build-up. She gets the ball and passes it out wide to the left. No.17 loses a 1v1 and the threat is extinguished.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
29′: LCSWT No.23 Sarah Z. takes a corner on the left. The HUWT GK pushes the ball to the ground before making the save.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
25′: LCSWT No.32 takes a corner on the right. She delivers the ball into the box but a HUWT player heads it away.
LCSWT No.4 Umairah whacks the rebound from near the centre circle and the HUWT has trouble making the save. HUWT No.5 eventually moves the ball out of the HUWT box.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
23′: Water break. A 0-0 draw is on the cards?!
The last team to hold HUWT to a 0-0 at half-time was BKWT.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
22′: LCSWT No,2 Telmer is hounded by two HUWT players at the right wide-space near the flag and loses the ball.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
21′: LCSWT No.32 makes *another* run down the right half-space. This time, it takes two attempts to stop her before the ball goes out for a corner.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
20′: The compactness of HUWT is allowing them to play short, accurate passes to each other. Good for possession.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
17′: HUWT captain No.12 crosses a ball from the left half-space hoping to catch the run of No.14 into the LCSWT penalty box. The ball goes behind her.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
13′: HUWT are playing as a very compact block in the centre (4-4-2). So far, so good.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
10′: LCSWT No.32 Ain makes another run down the right half-space into the HUWT box. She slides in to connect with the ball and almost hits the HUWT GK’s face.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
8′: ALBWT captain Rosnani-san has just arrived at the stands to watch the game. The season is not over yet and anything can still happen.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
7′: Other than the earlier two LCSWT chances, HUWT are holding up well. Most of the play is taking place in the middle third.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
3′: LSCWT No.9 Raeka Ee runs down the half space on the right with the ball. She makes it past her marker and is about to take a shot but the HUWT GK goes to ground and makes the save.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
1′: LSCWT No.2 Madison Telmer passes the ball right to No.32 Ain from the centre of the HUWT half. Ain takes a shot from just outside the six-yard box at the far post. The ball flies off target and goes out of play.
LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
K.O.: LCSWT 0-0 HUWT
60 mins to K.O.: What the hey, @sgwomensfootball will not be live streaming the SGWPL matches “due to lack of clearance”. Last week okay, this week not okay. Okay…
90 mins to K.O.: The only team to beat LCSWT this season has been GIWT. In that game, they opted for a defensive set-up and made the most of an LCSWT error to get the scoring going. It doesn’t feel like it is in HUWT’s DNA to play that way though.
Also, whatever game plan HUWT comes up with, hopefully, it includes something to deal with the LCSWT bench. It’s like playing against one-and-a-half teams given the quality of the LCSWT subs.
8 hours to K.O.: “Hougang’s mentality and fitness are really strong, and we know they will keep coming at us until the final whistle,” says Josephine Ang in the LCSWT match preview article, probably in reference to last matchweek when HUWT came back from two goals down to draw 3-3 against GIWT.
They also have a coach who isn’t afraid to beret them from the sidelines as a form of “motivation”, so expect them to have a proper go at the league leaders despite being fourth in the table.
