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Moretonhampstead
Spectators: 6851 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 0) Muhammad Tuan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Brandon Bartrup charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brandon Bartrup the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Brandon Bartrup hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Daniz Tan came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the LionsXII fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniz Tan couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the match, Moretonhampstead United's goal looked a bit too open when Daniz Tan came free, but Johnny Etherington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LionsXII's Jonathan Chuan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save LionsXII from getting a goal against them. Daniz Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Moretonhampstead United booed when LionsXII was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rifki Seng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Todd Clay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Jonathan Chuan made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Rifki Seng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Todd Clay notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of LionsXII's Jonathan Chuan. Jonathan Chuan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathan Chuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Todd Clay in the 34th minute. Jonathan Chuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Todd Clay in the 36th minute. Daniz Tan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johnny Etherington having to make a save. 44 minutes into the match, Moretonhampstead United's goal looked a bit too open when Daniz Tan came free, but Johnny Etherington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnny Etherington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rifki Seng in the 47th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Beadel to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Clay, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Moretonhampstead United's goalkeeper Johnny Etherington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniz Tan. In the 56th minute Todd Clay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Moretonhampstead United's zone, Muhammad Tuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnny Etherington came out of the goal and Muhammad Tuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Todd Clay in the 69th minute of the match. Daniz Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LionsXII's Daniz Tan got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Julian Beadel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Beadel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 85 minutes into the game, Moretonhampstead United's Todd Clay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Chuan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The supporters of LionsXII booed when Moretonhampstead United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Beadel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as LionsXII's Muhammad Tuan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Johnny Etherington. That made the score 2-2 after 89 minutes of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.