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Tthe match created history as 3078 fans witnessed the first official football game in Singapore to use VAR technology. Read more at straitstimes.com.

9 in the mould of Brazilian striker Pedro Bortoluzo who had left. Things could have played out differently had Hazzuwan scored instead of striking the post in the fifth minute. He also failed to control the ball when clean through in the 14th minute. With the wind taken out of their sails, the Hougang defence gave Fukashiro too much time and space to fire past Zaiful Nizam just five minutes later. Up stepped Seia Kunori to convert the 57th-minute penalty to give the White Swans the lead. “I won’t compare how this team are different from last season’s,” he said.