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Match Report
National stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Iskandar Siang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francis Ashby firmly grabbed it by the left post. England's Francis Ashby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sajeev Tioe in the 6th minute of play. Azam Lee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barrie Potter in the 7th minute of play. When England's Barrie Potter in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Singapore's goalie prevented a goal. Sajeev Tioe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Francis Ashby made a huge save. In the 19thth minute of the game Sajeev Tioe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but England's Francis Ashby was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Azam Lee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrie Potter, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, England's Steven Hancock got a free kick in the 21st minute. Francis Ashby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amirul Keng in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Famih Ning got free with Francis Ashby in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francis Ashby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sajeev Tioe in the 27th minute of the match. Azam Lee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barrie Potter in the 31st minute of the match. Azam Lee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seth Dunne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azam Lee didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Barrie Potter went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Amirul Keng in the 56th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Francis Ashby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Singapore's Azam Lee proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Singapore from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Singapore's zone, Steven Hancock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azam Lee came out of the goal and Steven Hancock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Singapore's Azam Lee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barrie Potter in the 63rd minute of play. Azam Lee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steven Hancock, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Singapore's zone, Ivan Mallon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azam Lee came out of the goal and Ivan Mallon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Amirul Keng came free, but Francis Ashby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azam Lee made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Isaac Callery sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the match, Singapore's goalkeeper Azam Lee had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simon Hylton. In the 86th minute of the match England got a corner. Singapore's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Steven Hancock ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ryan Rayner got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Azam Lee quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 92nd minute, Famih Ning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Simon Hylton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azam Lee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Mallon kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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