League

Yaptoon Park
Spectators: 8464 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 170) Merlin Tee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Henderson in the 3rd minute of play. Peranakan's Dênis Alves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Peranakan from getting a goal against them. Dênis Alves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amirul Chien-Kwan went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 17th minute, Zak Henderson 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: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sajeev Braddell in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Merlin Tee saved Yaptoon from getting behind. In the 22nd minute Zak Henderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Tee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Zak Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Merlin Tee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Henderson in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Zak Chong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Merlin Tee was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 34th match minute, Peranakan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rifki Dhanabalan to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the game, Albert Lum was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Peranakan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yaptoon the free kick. After 36 played minutes Peranakan got a freekick which was hit by Albert Lum. If Zak Chong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 47 minutes into the match, Yaptoon's goal looked a bit too open when Zak Henderson came free, but Merlin Tee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zak Chong was the one to do the kick off. Dênis Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amirul Chien-Kwan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merlin Tee made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Zak Chong sent off a good shot on target. Mohammad Chien-Kwan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute Zak Henderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Tee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zak Chong got free with Merlin Tee in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zak Henderson in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Merlin Tee prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Zak Henderson took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Merlin Tee to make any attempt to save it. Dênis Alves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amirul Chien-Kwan went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 76th minute, Sharizan Seah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peranakan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Amirul Hian in the 79th minute. The corner ended in Amirul Hian almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Yaptoon's Merlin Tee did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zak Chong got free with Merlin Tee in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Yaptoon's Sharizan Seah got a free kick in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the game, Peranakan's Zak Chong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merlin Tee made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. After having played for 92 minutes, Zak Henderson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peranakan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zak Henderson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peranakan played a much better game than Yaptoon and deserved their victory. The Yaptoon players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.