Challenge

Heaven or Las Vegas
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Samuele Kunz kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Penang Island's Haikal Sitepu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hias Nüssli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martin Barus's late challenge caught a Switzerland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Barus helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th match minute, Penang Island was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Barus to maneuver through the defense. Hias Nüssli was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Sipiongot Budikusuma capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sipiongot Budikusuma really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Sipiongot Budikusuma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. In the 20th minute Haikal Sitepu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hias Nüssli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Djati Simamora hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Haikal Sitepu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Hias Nüssli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Djati Simamora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Penang Island's Haikal Sitepu. But to his dismay, Haikal Sitepu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Hias Nüssli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haikal Sitepu went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Samuele Kunz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Kia Idris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Jacinto Maurer got a free kick in the 39th minute. With his leg Hias Nüssli managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Penang Island's Sipiongot Budikusuma fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sipiongot Budikusuma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. Djati Simamora hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haikal Sitepu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 71 minutes into the game, Penang Island's Haikal Sitepu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hias Nüssli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. After 74 minutes of play, Penang Island's Haikal Sitepu made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hias Nüssli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hias Nüssli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sipiongot Budikusuma in the 79th minute of play. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sipiongot Budikusuma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Sipiongot Budikusuma came free, but Hias Nüssli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sipiongot Budikusuma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Penang Island's Djati Simamora got a free kick in the 87th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Samuele Kunz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kia Idris. That made the score 9-1 in the 88 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Sipiongot Budikusuma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Sipiongot Budikusuma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sipiongot Budikusuma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Hias Nüssli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Penang Island had won after a very even match.