U23 World League

GODDESS PALACE
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santo Romano got the match started through his kick off. Pasha Dewantara took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silverio Sanson. Silverio Sanson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Guruh Setiana's late challenge caught a Characate FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guruh Setiana helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes RED SHARK FC got a freekick which was hit by Guruh Setiana. Santo Romano scored 1-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robin Nawawi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. M. Ramdhan Sianturi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Lidman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Characate FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ernesto Txanton hit a great ball. If Santo Romano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Characate FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Musadeq came free, but Silverio Sanson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Leo Musadeq left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RED SHARK FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 34th minute, Santo Romano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Characate FC fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Characate FC's Santo Romano 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 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, RED SHARK FC's M. Ramdhan Sianturi got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 43 played minutes Characate FC got a freekick which was hit by Dario Olentzaro. The audience was convinced that Santo Romano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robin Nawawi was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Characate FC's Silverio Sanson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by M. Ramdhan Sianturi in the 53rd minute of play. With his leg Robin Nawawi managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Characate FC's Santo Romano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, RED SHARK FC's Irza Bajuri got a free kick in the 57th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Santo Romano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Characate FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Santo Romano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Nawawi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th match minute, Characate FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Manex to maneuver through the defense. Pasha Dewantara struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Silverio Sanson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RED SHARK FC. After a defensive mix-up in Characate FC's zone, Leo Musadeq stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silverio Sanson came out of the goal and Leo Musadeq tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind RED SHARK FC's goalkeeper Robin Nawawi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robin Nawawi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Romano in the 69th minute of play. With his leg Robin Nawawi managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Characate FC's Santo Romano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Santo Romano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-4 to the left of a surprised Robin Nawawi 75 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Santo Romano put it in 3-6 from a short distance just to the right of Robin Nawawi. Santo Romano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robin Nawawi came out and tried to block the shot, but Santo Romano slotted it home off the left post making it 3-7 in the 86th minute. Silverio Sanson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Ramdhan Sianturi, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. M. Ramdhan Sianturi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. A hard shot 94 in the game by Santo Romano from a close distance when the talented Robin Nawawi managed to make a qualified save. RED SHARK FC's players were relieved. The RED SHARK FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Characate FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Characate FC.