U23 League

【ROG】★★★
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Firdaus Eiboy got the match started through his kick off. Aadil Al Harban made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Fery Sarwanto sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, Firdaus Eiboy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aadil Al Harban, 1-0. When Khalel Al Motar came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Golden Tigers 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 Khalel Al Motar couldn't finish the play. Aadil Al Harban came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s Firdaus Eiboy. But to his dismay, Firdaus Eiboy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, Abdul Rahman Al Youha notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s Tiar Barus. Tiar Barus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute, Aadil Al Sohali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 minutes, Aadil Al Sohali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Tigers and the 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aadil Al Sohali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aadil Al Harban showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Firdaus Eiboy, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalel Al Motar in the 35th minute of play forced 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goalkeeper Tiar Barus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Khalel Al Motar made a precise shot to the right of Tiar Barus. 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 40th minute, Hamzah Al Dowaisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiar Barus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Al Hajraf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 张 Chong hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Tiar Barus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalel Al Motar, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Khalel Al Motar made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s zone, Khalel Al Motar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiar Barus came out of the goal and Khalel Al Motar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fery Sarwanto was slow to take the kick. During this time 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led to 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s 李 Lee getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Aadil Al Harban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fery Sarwanto in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Aadil Al Harban, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Khalel Al Motar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tiar Barus firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 63rd minute, Fery Sarwanto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Al Hajraf in the 71st minute of play forced 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goalkeeper Tiar Barus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Khalel Al Motar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiar Barus. The goal made the score 5-3. 74 minutes into the match, 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goalkeeper Tiar Barus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Khalel Al Motar. Khalel Al Motar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiar Barus having to interfere. Tiar Barus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalefa Al Homaithe, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Widodo Guchi notched a goal, 6-3, to the right of Golden Tigers's Aadil Al Harban. Aadil Al Harban was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Khalel Al Motar's late challenge caught a 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Khalel Al Motar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute, Khalel Al Motar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalel Al Motar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Tiar Barus made a huge save. 96 minutes into the match, Fery Sarwanto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aadil Al Harban. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fery Sarwanto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-3. 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.