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National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chesney Nicholson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brett Hart made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sajeev Au in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, U21 England's goalkeeper Brett Hart had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Seng. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Sonny Pyrah elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Seng in the 15th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Brett Hart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 England's Brett Hart proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save U21 England from getting a goal against them. Brett Hart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Pillai in the 18th minute of the match. U21 England's Brett Hart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Pillai in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Gage Pieng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gage Pieng got free with Brett Hart in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brett Hart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sajeev Au, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chesney Nicholson in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Ali Chew to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Ali Chew reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Adam Seng recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Brett Hart. Adam Seng showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Brett Hart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Pillai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Seb Towler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ali Chew showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Towler in the 43rd minute of the match. Ali Chew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sonny Pyrah, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The U21 Singapore players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 England were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Seng to make the kick off. After some careless play in the U21 England defense, Adam Seng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brett Hart. The U21 England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brett Hart should have stopped the shot. In the 55thth minute of the game Sonny Pyrah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Singapore's Ali Chew was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 England booed when U21 Singapore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amir Teo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Chew showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Pyrah in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Sajeev Au came free, but Brett Hart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Chew made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seb Towler in the 73rd minute. Chesney Nicholson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Ali Chew 73 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Sajeev Au shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brett Hart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Sajeev Au came free, but Brett Hart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 3-4 when Adam Seng sped through U21 England's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Brett Hart. In the 87th minute Clive Boon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brett Hart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brett Hart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sajeev Au in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Clive Boon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brett Hart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clive Boon took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brett Hart. Brett Hart dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. 94 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Clive Boon came free, but Brett Hart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.