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Peranakan Houses
Spectators: 8064 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 164) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zak Chong took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ken FC's Azly Teo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Ken FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ken FC's Sharizan Abdul got a free kick in the 4th minute. Amirul Hian took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Azly Teo. Ken FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zak Henderson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 7th minute. Peranakan's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 10thth minute of the game Zak Henderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ken FC's Azly Teo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 10 played minutes Ken FC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Chuan. After a defensive mix-up in Ken FC's zone, Zak Henderson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Azly Teo came out of the goal and Zak Henderson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The long shot by Jonathan Shyan in the 14th minute really tested Azly Teo'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. Azly Teo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zak Chong went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Alif Laycock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute of the match Sajeev Hui sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dênis Alves skillfully saved the ball. Steven Seng charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Steven Seng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Steven Seng hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Dênis Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alif Laycock in the 28th minute of play. Dênis Alves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alif Laycock went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Peranakan's zone, Alif Laycock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dênis Alves came out of the goal and Alif Laycock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Chuan kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Zak Chong came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Azly Teo could save by the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alif Laycock to make the kick off. If Didi Swee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Azly Teo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zak Chong's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 74th minute, Zak Chong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peranakan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zak Henderson in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Azly Teo saved Ken FC from getting behind. In the 93rd match minute, Ken FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wong Ching to maneuver through the defense. Zak Chong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Zak Henderson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peranakan's supporters rose to their feet, but Zak Henderson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Azly Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peranakan walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.