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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 Benoit De Middeleer took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Benoit De Middeleer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peranakan's Dênis Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoni Gotfryd might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dênis Alves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antoni Gotfryd ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benoit De Middeleer in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dênis Alves saved Peranakan from getting behind. In the 8th minute, Zak Chong reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dries Ramps. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 11th minute, Benoit De Middeleer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Singapore fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Benoit De Middeleer put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dênis Alves. Dênis Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoni Gotfryd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zak Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27th play minutes Benoit De Middeleer shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Dênis Alves and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Singapore's Santiago Morell got a free kick in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Peranakan's goal looked a bit too open when Benoit De Middeleer came free, but Dênis Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38thth minute of the game Benoit De Middeleer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peranakan's Dênis Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dênis Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benoit De Middeleer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dênis Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benoit De Middeleer's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Singapore's Dries Ramps played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zak Henderson in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Benoit De Middeleer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dênis Alves was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 44th minute of the match Singapore got a corner. Peranakan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benoit De Middeleer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Singapore's Santiago Morell was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dênis Alves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 47 minutes into the game, Benoit De Middeleer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Dênis Alves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Peranakan players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Singapore were winning 1-5.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Benoit De Middeleer in the 55th minute of play forced Peranakan's goalkeeper Dênis Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Singapore's Benoit De Middeleer was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 57th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Santiago Morell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 1-7 when Benoit De Middeleer sped through Peranakan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dênis Alves. The crowd rose to their feet as Antoni Gotfryd kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dênis Alves. That made the score 1-8 in the 67 minute of play. Dênis Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antoni Gotfryd's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Benoit De Middeleer notched a goal, 1-9, to the right of Peranakan's Dênis Alves. Dênis Alves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dênis Alves was a little too slow when Benoit De Middeleer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 1-10. When Singapore's Benoit De Middeleer in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peranakan's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute, Benoit De Middeleer fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dênis Alves, passed just outside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benoit De Middeleer in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dênis Alves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antoni Gotfryd recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85thth minute of the game Benoit De Middeleer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peranakan's Dênis Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Benoit De Middeleer made a precise shot to the right of Dênis Alves. Peranakan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-11. 90 minutes into the game, Benoit De Middeleer lined in a short shot 1-12 behind a frustrated Dênis Alves. Dries Ramps made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Chong in the 98th minute of play.