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Abbey Woods
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 180) Khairil Vijiaratnam made the kick off and thus started the match. Waterfoot's Khai Lee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darryl Pillai in the 5th minute of play. If Gabriel Tian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Khairil Vijiaratnam in the 8th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Khairil Vijiaratnam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Tian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Asiz Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shah Chian was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Waterfoot:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Abbay Wood United:s goal. In the 32ndth minute of the game Darryl Pillai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Waterfoot's Khai Lee was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sharizan Dhanabalan fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abbay Wood United's protests and gave Sharizan Dhanabalan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Abbay Wood United's Sharizan Dhanabalan got a free kick in the 34th minute. Victor Lum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Khai Lee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Darryl Pillai in the 41st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a defensive mix-up in Waterfoot's zone, Victor Lum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khai Lee came out of the goal and Victor Lum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Darryl Pillai made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Waterfoot's Gabriel Tian made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asiz Lim was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Tian got free with Asiz Lim in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohammad Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Tian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Victor Lum made a precise shot to the right of Khai Lee. Waterfoot's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Mohammad Tuan fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Waterfoot's protests and gave Mohammad Tuan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Waterfoot getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mohammad Tuan hit a great ball. Mohammad Tuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Asiz Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darryl Pillai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Khai Lee tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asiz Lim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Tian went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Mohammad Tuan might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Asiz Lim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohammad Tuan ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel Tian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Asiz Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darryl Pillai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Waterfoot's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Lum came free, but Khai Lee reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khai Lee stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Pillai's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. 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.