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Spectators: 8493 (Terracing: 6371, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) 3 minutes into the match, Hertford's goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Abdul came free, but John Hui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lee Pieng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but John Hui made a huge save. If Danish Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the game, Alex Politiek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hertford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Timsbuy the free kick. In the 8th match minute, Hertford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Politiek to maneuver through the defense. John Hui made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Lee Pieng sent off a good shot on target. Hertford's John Hui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Hertford from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Hamir Swee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bineesh Pieng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bineesh Lee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Timsbuy's zone, Danish Hsin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bineesh Pieng came out of the goal and Danish Hsin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Bineesh Lee 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. Danish Hsin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Bineesh Pieng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Darren Hoe in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hertford's Hamir Swee. 38 minutes into the match, Hertford's Danish Hsin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bineesh Pieng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Bryan Abdul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamir Swee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bineesh Pieng having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Timsbuy's zone, Danish Hsin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bineesh Pieng came out of the goal and Danish Hsin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Bineesh Lee came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Hertford fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bineesh Lee couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Danish Hsin made a kick off. A collision led to Hertford getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Danish Hsin hit a great ball. John Hui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicholas Ching, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Hertford's Hamir Swee got a free kick in the 61st minute. Khairil Lee recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. John Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhammad Chan in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute Muhammad Chan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muhammad Chan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute Bryan Abdul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Hui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammad Chan in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Timsbuy were awarded a corner. Khairil Lee went to the cornerflag to take it. A hard and well directed shot from Khairil Lee led 76 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Hertford's John Hui became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-1. Danish Hsin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Bineesh Pieng was a little too slow when Danish Hsin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 1-2. Hamir Swee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bineesh Lee in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bineesh Pieng saved Timsbuy from getting behind. If Danish Hsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. John Hui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Pieng in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Danish Hsin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hertford fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Timsbuy fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hertford were clearly better and deserved to take the win.