>> [SGWPL] Match Commentary: TBWT 1-7 SAWFC | 15 Mar 2025, 1945hrs, CCK Stadium
FT: TBWT 1-7 SAWFC
90’+2: PENALTY KICK FOR SAWFC!!!
TBWT No.4(?) inadvertently blocks a shot with her arm right at the goal line. Penalty kick to SAWFC. SAWFC No.11 Sunisa takes it. She slots it home low into the left corner.
TBWT 1-7 SAWFC
89′: TBWT No.8 makes a really good diagonal run with the ball from the centre to the right flank with SAWFC No.7 chasing her. TBWT surge forward in numbers. They eventually lose the ball in the middle of the SAWFC half.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
87′: TBWT No.8 and No.23 converge onto the SAWFC penalty arc. SAWFC No.13 Ernie heads the ball gingerly towards her GK. The SAWFC GK claims the ball.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
85′: TBWT No.7 does well to recover the ball in the middle of the TBWT half. She tries to pass the ball forward, but it is intercepted.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
82′: TBWT No.4 blocks a cross from SAWFC No.9 Wilkinson in the right wide area of the TBWT half. Corner.
SAWFC No.11 Sunisa takes it. The ball goes to the other side of the pitch. SAWFC No.22 Ayla runs to recover it near the corner flag. She reaches the ball in time.
The ball eventually goes out after a while. TBWT throw-in.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
80′: TBWT No.10 Lauren Reese tries a long shot from the middle of the TBWT half in the centre. It’s a strong shot, but it’s too high and the ball sails over the net.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
79′: TBWT No.9 cuts out a cross from SAWFC No.10 Lauren Reese inside the TBWT penalty box. Ball goes out for a corner.
SAWFC No.11 Sunisa takes it. SAWFC No.16 launches herself to get a header in. The ball goes out? Goal kick to TBWT.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
77′: SAWFC No.10 launches a long diagonal pass into open space on the right from the centre circle. A bit too far for her teammates to reach.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
76′: SAWFC No.16 Izah is underrated as a CDM.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
75′: SAWFC No.6 Fonda Chai fights off TBWT No.23 in the centre circle to maintain possession of the ball.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
74′: SAWFC are knocking the ball around in their own third.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
71′: CHANCE FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan drives into the TBWT box with the ball in the left half-space with no one marking her. She shoots for the far post. The ball goes wide!
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
70′: Just so we’re clear… it’s TBWT 1-6 ex-ALBWT (plus a Wünder-A).
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
68′: TBWT No.15 beats SAWFC No.11 Sunisa to a foot race for the ball down the left flank inside the TBWT half.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
67′: SAWFC No.9 Wilkinson comes on for SAWFC No.19 Unaisah.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
64′: TBWT GK has to come far out of her box to make a clearance. SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan and SAWFC No.11 Sunisa were going to get to the ball. .
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
63′: SAWFC No.10 Lauren Reese comes on for SAWFC No.24 Noralinda.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
62′: TBWT No.9 tackles the ball out for a corner from SAWFC No.11 Sunisa in the TBWT box.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
60′: TBWT No.5 Celine Koh beats SAWFC No.20 Bhanu in the middle of the pitch.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
58′: SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan drops back to intercept the ball off a TBWT No.4 pass. Possession goes back to SAWFC.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
56′: SAWFC No.11 Sunisa takes a free kick at the left edge of the TBWT box. The TBWT GK jumps and claims the ball. She immediately throws the ball out to start a play.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
52′: SAWFC No.19 Unaisah drives down the right wide area in the TBWT half. The ball is sent into the box. SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan picks it up. She passes it out. SAWFC No.23 Afiqah takes a fantastic shot from Zone 14. The TBWT GK parries it out for a corner.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
50′: CHANCE FOR TBWT!!!
TBWT No.8 had an open goal with no SAWFC player near her. Her shot goes wide and out of play.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
49′: SAWFC circulate the ball from left to right. SAWFC No.19 Unaisah tries to send a through ball to SAWFC No.11 Sunisa in the right wide area. Sunisa is offside.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
47′: SAWFC No.13 Ernie almost loses the ball to TBWT No.12 in the middle of the SAWFC half. She is brought down. The ref gives SAWFC the free kick.
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
46′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC No.6 Fonda Chai lofts a long ball in the TBWT box from her half. SAWFC No.11 Sunisa has to control it amongst a couple of TBWT players. She shoots for goal just outside the six-yard box. She scores!
TBWT 1-6 SAWFC
46′: I can Airdrop anything to “Karim’s iPhone”, what y’all got?
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
HT: TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
45’+2: The ref has a talking to TBWT No.3. She just ran into SAWFC No.13 Ernie.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
45’+1: SAWFC No.13 Ernie heads the ball away inside the SAWFC penalty box. A foul is called on TBWT. Free kick to SAWFC.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
45′: TBWT No.16 tackles the ball away from SAWFC No.11 Sunisa inside the TBWT box. Close one.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
44′: TBWT No.6 cuts out a long pass by SAWFC No.16 Izah in the TBWT penalty box.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
41′: SAWFC No.11 Sunisa threads a through ball to SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan, who is now on the left flank. Lila makes it into the SAWFC box. She is taken down by a TBWT player. No penalty. The ball goes out for a corner.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
38′: TBWT No.5 Celine Koh tries a long through ball pass from the middle of the TBWT half. She does not find TBWT No.12.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
36′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
TBWT No.15 extends a leg to block SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan’s shot from the right half-space. The ball goes into the TBWT goal.
TBWT 1-5 SAWFC
32′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC No.11 Sunisa runs into the left half-space inside the TBWT box with the ball. She cuts the ball back into the centre. SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan taps the ball in. Wünder-A.
TBWT 1-4 SAWFC
32′: CHANCE FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC No.16 Izah lofts a similar pass from near the centre circle inside the SAWFC half. The ball reaches the TBWT penalty box. SAWFC No.11 Sunisa is there to take a shot. She clashes into the TBWT GK. The TBWT GK makes the save.
TBWT 1-3 SAWFC
30′: SAWFC No.24 Noralinda lofts a long pass from her half into the TBWT half. SAWFC No.18 Unaisah is there to receive it. But a TBWT player kicks it out for a throw-in.
TBWT 1-3 SAWFC
29′: TBWT No.16 1v1 with SAWFC No.11 Sunisa on the right wide space inside the SAWFC half. Sunisa shoulders TBWT No.16 down and the ball goes out to touch.
TBWT 1-3 SAWFC
27′: TBWT No.15 slide tackles the ball away from SAWF No.3 Lila Tan inside the TBWT penalty box on the left.
TBWT 1-3 SAWFC
26′: GOOOAL FOR TBWT!!!
TBWT No.10 and 12 were in front of the SAWFC goal. I didn’t see who had the last touch. But TBWT claw one back.
TBWT 1-3 SAWFC
25′: Player focus: SAWFC No.20 Bhanu
Bhanu is the middle of the SAWFC 4-2-3-1 formation with SAWFC No.16 Izah.
TBWT No.2 and 12 combine to escape her marking near the centre circle.
TBWT 0-3 SAWFC
20′: Player focus: TBWT No.10
TBWT No.10 is playing as a forward on the right. She is marked by SAWFC No.23 Afiqah Omar.
She holds the width on the right as TBWT GK takes a free kick in the middle of the TBWT half. The ball is intercepted by SAWFC.
She receives a throw-in from TBWT No.16 on the right inside the SAWFC half. The ball is circulated to the other flank. Chance for TBWT No. 30 as the ball makes it into the SAWFC box. But SAWFC GK makes the claim first.
She tries to counter-press SAWFC No.13 Ernie in the middle of the SAWFC half. Ernie dinks to one side and progresses the ball forward.
TBWT 0-3 SAWFC
15′: Player focus: SAWFC No.23 Afiqah Omar.
Afiqah just got pushed in the back by a TBWT player. Free kick to SAWFC. She is playing left-back. She moves up to the middle of the centre circle as SAWFC take a free throw at the right edge of the TBWT penalty box. TBWT No.5 Celine Koh escapes her marking in the middle of the pitch.
TBWT 0-3 SAWFC
12′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan pressures the ball inside the TBWT penalty box. The TBWT GK passes to one of her defenders. SAWFC No.11 Sunisa robs the ball off the TBWT defender. She is 1v1 with the TBWT GK. She takes a strong shot. Goal.
TBWT 0-3 SAWFC
6′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
SAWFC launch a counter-attack. SAWFC No.3 runs down the half-0space on the right in the TBWT half. She squares the ball into the centre of the penalty box for SAWFC No.11 Sunisa. Sunisa makes no mistake and slots the ball home.
TBWT 0-2 SAWFC
4′: GOOOAL FOR SAWFC!!!
TBWT do not deal with a SAWFC corner well on the left. SAWFC No.16 Izah is in the six-yard box. She get a kick on the ball from close range. Goal!
TBWT 0-1 SAWFC
3′: TBWT GK forced into back-to-back saves from long-range efforts. The first was from SAWFC No.16 Izah. The second was from SAWFC No.3 Lila Tan.
TBWT 0-0 SAWFC
K.O.: TBWT 0-0 SAWFC
15 mins to K.O.: SGPWT Head Coach Karim Bencherifa is in the stands. No pressure.
30 mins to K.O.: CELINE KOH IS IN TBFC?! IMARSHA TOO!!! lol, y’all in so much trouble.
45 mins to K.O.: SAWFC captain and steadfastest defender, Fonda Chai, is in the starting XI. No random penalty kicks for you this evening, TBWT.
SAWFC GK Pamela Kong is *not* starting tho. Lutfiah Hannah also joined SAWFC from ALBWT?
60 mins to K.O.: Coach Jeremy “Alpha” Chiang is on the pitch, laying out markers for warmup drills. Let’s goooal!!!
4 hrs to K.O.: Jeremy Chiang: “…we are here to compete; we are not here to participate. The players coming in, with the players we have, with the foreigners that we have — I think we are going to give every club a run for their money.” (Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan)
12 hrs to K.O.: Lim Li Xian: “I have really missed playing alongside teammates I’ve known since I was young, and having the support of family and friends. Coming back, I knew I wanted to play with my old Warriors teammates, and Tiong Bahru felt like the perfect fit (because several of them play here now).” (FAS)
13 hrs to K.O.: Lila Tan: “I believe just talking, talking about women’s football, raising that awareness. Some people don’t even know about the league we have going on. So raising awareness should be the first priority for women’s football.” (Sports Minutes with Zia-ul Raushan)
