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Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jithu Low kicked off to start the match. With 2 minutes on the clock, Jerry Hock commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adamantios Fragakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Pyrgetos FC's Giannis Rammos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afiq Hongyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 11th minute Nikiforos Karnezakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Mark Ee was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pyrgetos FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Mark Ee got a free kick in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Thomas Kakotaridis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Afiq Hongyi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 20 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Koutsis came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Nikiforos Karnezakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Alkaios Palatzas came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Babbis Koutsis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alam Chan in the 27th minute. Nikiforos Karnezakis scored 0-6 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Afiq Hongyi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute Alkaios Palatzas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Vaggelis Benakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Pyrgetos FC's goalkeeper Omar Nicholas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jithu Low. 41 minutes into the game, Pyrgetos FC's Vaggelis Benakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afiq Hongyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. In the 45th minute, Vaggelis Benakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pyrgetos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 47 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Nikiforos Karnezakis came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nikiforos Karnezakis made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st play minute Thomas Kakotaridis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Afiq Hongyi. 0-9. 54 minutes into the game, Vaggelis Benakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Afiq Hongyi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vaggelis Benakis in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Vaggelis Benakis came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikiforos Karnezakis got free with Afiq Hongyi in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gerard Hong hit a great ball. Nikiforos Karnezakis took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afiq Hongyi. Afiq Hongyi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as Vaggelis Benakis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Afiq Hongyi. That made the score 0-12 in the 67 minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Nikos Souglakos in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Sean Yip. Afiq Hongyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikiforos Karnezakis in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi got control of the ball when Vaggelis Benakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paris Pountidis in the 75th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Giannis Rammos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afiq Hongyi, 0-13. Afiq Hongyi made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Thomas Kakotaridis sent off a good shot on target. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Kakotaridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Kakotaridis came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Nikiforos Karnezakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afiq Hongyi. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikiforos Karnezakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-14. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the match, Nikiforos Karnezakis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afiq Hongyi, 0-15. In the 94th minute Vaggelis Benakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pyrgetos FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.