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Singapore City Stadi
Spectators: 10841 (Terracing: 8132, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mark Chian took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mark Chian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sutan Rayadi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Sutan Rayadi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mark Chian's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Mark Chian managed to get in a good position for a shot. NFH Family United's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Chian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sutan Rayadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Mark Chian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NFH Family United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alexander Sum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Santiago Vera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Sum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of NFH Family United booed when ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. 柳洋宽 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Jithu Rajah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sutan Rayadi. ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jithu Rajah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a rather tough play, ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd's Clive Yang got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Vera in the 34th minute of play forced NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柳洋宽 in the 35th minute of play forced NFH Family United's goalkeeper Alexander Sum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes NFH Family United got a freekick which was hit by Danish Hoe. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santiago Vera to make the kick off. NFH Family United's Alexander Sum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 柳洋宽 in the 56th minute of play. Alexander Sum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Vera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 minutes, Victor Tan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NFH Family United and the ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of NFH Family United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd:s goal. In the 66th match minute, ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azli Lee to maneuver through the defense. NFH Family United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mark Chian in the 76th minute. NFH Family United's Mark Chian was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sutan Rayadi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, NFH Family United's Mark Chian got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind ☆ Red Empire ☆ - Man Utd's goalkeeper Sutan Rayadi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mark Chian struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Sutan Rayadi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NFH Family United. Santiago Vera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Sum having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NFH Family United had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.