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Quinton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Haziq Keng took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zak Henderson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Zack Tan made a huge save. Zack Tan had great luck who in the 6thth minute grab hold of the ball when Zak Henderson from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Quinton were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Nailsworth AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zak Henderson took the corner. When Fariz Lim fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quinton's protests and gave Fariz Lim a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Nailsworth AFC booed when Quinton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fariz Lim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fariz Lim, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Zack Tan came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Quinton's Zak Henderson. But to his dismay, Zak Henderson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 18 minutes of play, Quinton's Zak Henderson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zack Tan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zack Tan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zak Henderson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zak Henderson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zack Tan was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Quinton's Ali Lim got a free kick in the 28th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Quinton's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Chian came free, but Khai Kool reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zack Tan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Henderson in the 44th minute of play. Amir Politiek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zak Henderson in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zack Tan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zak Henderson to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Nailsworth AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fariz Dryburgh to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Gerard Chian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Zak Henderson notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Nailsworth AFC's Zack Tan. Zack Tan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Zak Henderson put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zack Tan. Fariz Lim 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. In the 74th minute, Zak Henderson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Quinton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Zack Tan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zak Henderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Zak Henderson sped through Nailsworth AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zack Tan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zak Henderson in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zack Tan saved Nailsworth AFC from getting behind. In the 86th minute, Fariz Lim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Zak Henderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nailsworth AFC's Zack Tan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 92 played minutes Quinton got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Chong. After a rather tough play, Nailsworth AFC's Haziq Keng got a free kick in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Quinton were the better team. Quinton's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.