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Spectators: 9253 (Terracing: 6941, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stelian Iordache made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 played minutes Geylang River Otters got a freekick which was hit by Martin Lane. After having played for 8 minutes, Felix Braddell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Braddell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Geylang River Otters getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alif Cho hit a great ball. Lee Lee showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Tan in the 16th minute of the match. 尹骋笑 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Lee Lee made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Mark Ee sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Geylang River Otters's Mark Phua sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afiq Hongyi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexander Tan got free with Lee Lee in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, one of Geylang River Otters:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Felix Braddell, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Geylang River Otters's Lee Lee. 1-0. Stelian Iordache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stelian Iordache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 45 minutes, Stelian Iordache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Geylang River Otters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stelian Iordache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexander Tan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Stelian Iordache tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Afiq Hongyi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Stelian Iordache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiq Hongyi having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stelian Iordache. Afiq Hongyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng in the 59th minute. The supporters of Geylang River Otters booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faiz Tan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng in the 79th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Stelian Iordache took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Afiq Hongyi to make any attempt to save it. 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 Wei Xuan Yi-Sheng in the 90th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Ramachandran came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Geylang River Otters had controlled the match.