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BATMAN
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) Tan Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bakar Siang, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Tan Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shahiran Sarangapani, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Whickham! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for BATMAN FC. Khai Tuan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Danish Sim. 1-0. BATMAN FC's Tan Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afriz Sarangapani in the 21st minute of play. When Afiz Kool came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Whickham 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 Afiz Kool couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, BATMAN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bakar Siang came free, but Tan Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match Whickham got a corner. BATMAN FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zafran Vijiaratnam ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zafran Vijiaratnam made a great header on Whickham's corner, it was just that BATMAN FC's Tan Peng managed to reach the ball for a save. 37 minutes into the game, Whickham's Bakar Siang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tan Peng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Zafran Vijiaratnam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tan Peng having to interfere. 46 minutes into the game, Whickham's Bakar Siang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tan Peng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bakar Siang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Tan Seah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danish Sim was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 57th minute, Bakar Siang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tan Peng. The goal made the score 2-3. In the 61st minute, Bakar Siang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tan Peng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 66th minute, Bakar Siang 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. In the 70th minute, Afiz Kool reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tan Peng. The goal made the score 2-5. After having played for 73 minutes, Afiz Kool managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Whickham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afiz Kool was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haziq Seng during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to BATMAN FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Haziq Seng hit a great ball. A collision led to Whickham getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Afriz Sarangapani hit a great ball. When Afiz Kool came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Whickham 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 Afiz Kool couldn't finish the play. Bakar Siangs short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Tan Peng to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Whickham's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.