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Birch House Stadium
Spectators: 8600 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 172) Danbery City's Felix Braddell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Khairil Keng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Danbery City and the Birch House AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Danbery City's Khairil Keng got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Danbery City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Noh Seng 5 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After having played for 8 minutes, Ali Behzat Tansan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birch House AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Behzat Tansan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 9 played minutes Danbery City got a freekick which was hit by Felix Braddell. In the 10th minute, Ali Behzat Tansan made a precise shot to the right of Jithu Rajah. Danbery City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Danbery City's Khairil Keng got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Birch House AFC's Romão Ornelas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jithu Rajah. Jithu Rajah yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 19th minute, one of Danbery City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Danbery City. The goalkeeper, Jithu Rajah, was totally fooled by Birch House AFC's Noh Seng, who 20 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ali Behzat Tansan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Jithu Rajah when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Felix Braddell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Danbery City's Jithu Rajah got control of the ball when Ali Behzat Tansan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Birch House AFC's Romão Ornelas got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Noh Seng came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Birch House AFC 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 Noh Seng couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Behzat Tansan in the 36th minute of play forced Danbery City's goalkeeper Jithu Rajah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jithu Rajah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Noh Seng's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Ali Behzat Tansan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jithu Rajah having to make a save. If Ali Behzat Tansan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Behzat Tansan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali Behzat Tansan to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Ali Behzat Tansan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jithu Rajah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jithu Rajah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 韩海强 in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Behzat Tansan in the 59th minute of play forced Danbery City's goalkeeper Jithu Rajah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Rajah during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 66 played minutes Danbery City got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Rajah. 70 minutes into the game, one of Danbery City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Danbery City:s Jithu Rajah showed great skill when he stopped Noh Seng:s penalty. The Birch House AFC fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Birch House AFC's Ali Behzat Tansan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Birch House AFC's Noh Seng in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Danbery City's goalie prevented a goal. When Ron Au fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Danbery City's protests and gave Ron Au a yellow card for diving instead. Ron Au kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Noh Seng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jithu Rajah having to interfere. Faiz Yeo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Jithu Rajah came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Birch House AFC's Romão Ornelas. But to his dismay, Romão Ornelas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Danbery City's Jithu Rajah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Behzat Tansan in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Ali Behzat Tansan made a precise shot to the right of Jithu Rajah. Danbery City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Noh Seng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Mathews recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 97 minutes into the game, Alexander Leng was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birch House AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Danbery City the free kick. A collision led to Birch House AFC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Alexander Leng hit a great ball. Shafiq Lee shot from long distance in the 98th minute, but Silvestre Benat was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. There was no doubt that Birch House AFC were the better team. Birch House AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.