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Lowestoft
Spectators: 6979 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 29) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anil Cheng kicked off to start the match. If Aziz Lim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 0-1 became the score in the 4th minute when Aziz Lim elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Zafran Chandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jerry Paine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Lowestoft defense, Zafran Chandran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerry Paine. The Lowestoft fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerry Paine should have stopped the shot. After having played for 18 minutes, Ronn Dhanabalan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jester Monkeys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronn Dhanabalan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafran Chandran in the 23rd minute of play forced Lowestoft's goalkeeper Jerry Paine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Aziz Lim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jester Monkeys's supporters rose to their feet, but Aziz Lim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerry Paine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jester Monkeys's Zafran Chandran got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Aziz Lim made a precise shot to the right of Jerry Paine. Lowestoft's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Lowestoft's Jerry Paine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronn Dhanabalan in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafran Chandran in the 35th minute of play forced Lowestoft's goalkeeper Jerry Paine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Zafran Chandran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Lowestoft getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Asiz Amin hit a great ball. Zafran Chandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jerry Paine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aziz Lim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jerry Paine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zafran Chandran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lowestoft's Jerry Paine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Lim in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Jester Monkeys were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Jerry Paine was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zafran Chandran showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Aziz Lim took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Jerry Paine to make any attempt to save it. 62 minutes into the match, Lowestoft's goal looked a bit too open when Zafran Chandran came free, but Jerry Paine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Paine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zafran Chandran's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Aziz Lim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Jerry Paine made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Anil Cheng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Lowestoft getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Zak Tan hit a great ball. Zafran Chandran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zafran Chandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Jerry Paine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Lowestoft's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Aziz Lim fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Zafran Chandran kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jerry Paine. That made the score 0-6 in the 79 minute of play. Jester Monkeys's attack was well implemented in the 87th minute, but when Zafran Chandran was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Jerry Paine came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Jester Monkeys's Zafran Chandran. But to his dismay, Zafran Chandran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When the match was over Jester Monkeys could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lowestoft throughout the match.