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Barrow-in-Furness
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shahiran Cho got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Seng in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ong Leng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Barrow-in-Furness's Joel Siong got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shahiran Cho in the 18th minute of play forced Barrow-in-Furness's goalkeeper Ong Leng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hidayat Tian in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lee Hoe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Grove's Shahiran Cho in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barrow-in-Furness's goalie prevented a goal. Mohammad Hee kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, Grove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rifki Yip to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Ronn Kool in the 28th minute really tested Lee Hoe's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 31st minute, Shahiran Cho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grove fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ong Leng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Seng in the 34th minute of play. After having played for 35 minutes, Shahiran Cho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grove's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shahiran Cho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ong Leng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rifki Yip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ong Leng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shahiran Cho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shahiran Cho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Ong Leng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Azli Cho made a kick off. Sarb Rajah hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ong Leng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shahiran Cho in the 61st minute of the match. Joel Siong charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Siong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Barrow-in-Furness was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Siong to maneuver through the defense. Ong Leng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shahiran Cho in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Merlin Seng 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. Tan Chuan's late challenge caught a Grove's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tan Chuan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Tan Chuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Grove got a corner. Barrow-in-Furness's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amirul Hong ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Grove's corner Amirul Hong fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ong Leng quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Barrow-in-Furness's Wong Sim got a free kick in the 76th minute. Ong Leng didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. If Shahiran Cho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Merlin Seng got free with Ong Leng in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 100 minutes into the match, Grove's Shahiran Cho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ong Leng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Grove's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.