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Spectators: 9284 (Terracing: 6965, Seating: 2135, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when La 李义南 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Royal Pain blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chung Green having to make a save. Alim Doğangün made an important save on a dangerous shot by La 李义南 in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling La 李义南 in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alim Doğangün prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chung Green took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trent Lamare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, La 李义南 put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alim Doğangün. When PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 in 23 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Alim Doğangün guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Alim Doğangün was a little too slow when La 李义南 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-0. When Morgan Bermudez came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the PUKOHAS FC 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 Morgan Bermudez couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute Johnathan Marois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chung Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led PUKOHAS FC's Haywood Michael to fire away a dangerous shot which Alim Doğangün despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Lin Cheng Yao hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Royal Pain to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers La 李义南 in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alim Doğangün saved Leader FC from getting behind. The supporters of PUKOHAS FC booed when Leader FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Buchanan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, PUKOHAS FC's Chung Green got control of the ball when Trent Lamare tried to sneak it across the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Leader FC's goal looked a bit too open when Haywood Michael came free, but Alim Doğangün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trent Lamare could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Chung Green made a huge save. The audience was convinced that La 李义南's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alim Doğangün was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Meng Sen Gang got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 3-0. 62 minutes into the match. Haywood Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alim Doğangün having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Leader FC's Chung Green threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Johnathan Marois, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Andreas Castle kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Alim Doğangün stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of La 李义南's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Johnathan Marois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chung Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alim Doğangün narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match Trent Lamare sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chung Green skillfully saved the ball. Alim Doğangün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from La 李义南, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Royal Pain could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Chung Green made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lin Cheng Yao during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lin Cheng Yao kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers La 李义南 in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alim Doğangün saved Leader FC from getting behind. Alim Doğangün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from La 李义南 in the 95th minute of the match. PUKOHAS FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Leader FC for a fine match.