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Monkey Field
Spectators: 9261 (Terracing: 6947, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Haziq Chien-Kwan got the match started through his kick off. Jester Monkeys's Iskandar Siong shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Merlin Tee but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zafran Chan in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Merlin Tee prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 7 minutes, Noh Ee mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Borahamwood and the Jester Monkeys players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jester Monkeys fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Borahamwood a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Azly Wah, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jester Monkeys's Anil Politiek. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Zafran Chan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Tee was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Zafran Chan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Tee having to interfere. With a little luck, Borahamwood's Merlin Tee got control of the ball when Zafran Chandran tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Jester Monkeys's Zafran Chan in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Borahamwood's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Famih Abdul during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Famih Abdul hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Jester Monkeys's Azly Yi-Sheng got a free kick in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zafran Chan in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Merlin Tee prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Borahamwood's goalkeeper Merlin Tee, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 34 in the game by Zafran Chandran from a close distance when the talented Merlin Tee managed to make a qualified save. Borahamwood's players were relieved. Zafran Chan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azly Wah's late challenge caught a Jester Monkeys's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Azly Wah helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Borahamwood fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! Merlin Tee had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Iskandar Siong's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Merlin Tee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zafran Chan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Borahamwood getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Famih Abdul hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Zafran Chandran made a precise shot to the right of Merlin Tee. Borahamwood's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zafran Chan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafran Chan in the 52nd minute of play forced Borahamwood's goalkeeper Merlin Tee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Zafran Chandran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Tee was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafran Chandran in the 55th minute of play forced Borahamwood's goalkeeper Merlin Tee to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Zafran Chan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Tee was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Merlin Tee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zafran Chan in the 58th minute of play. Anil Politiek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicholas Lee in the 59th minute. In the 63rd match minute, Jester Monkeys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azly Yi-Sheng to maneuver through the defense. In the 65thth minute of the game Zafran Chan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Borahamwood's Merlin Tee was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zafran Chandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Merlin Tee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merlin Tee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zafran Chan in the 72nd minute of play. A hard shot by Azly Wah from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Anil Politiek's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 89 minutes into the match, Borahamwood's goal looked a bit too open when Zafran Chan came free, but Merlin Tee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafran Chandran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Tee having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Zafran Chan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jester Monkeys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Jester Monkeys had won after a very even match.