U23 League

GELORA BUNG KARNO
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Riswan Sanusi made the kick off which started today's match. Dwight Baba kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Riswan Sanusi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Baxter Baba. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmichael Tinsley in the 9th minute of play forced AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Gery Pattimura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Australian Youth Academy's Ben Minton seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ben Minton the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Australian Youth Academy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ben Minton had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Australian Youth Academy's Ben Minton got a free kick in the 16th minute. Brice Lewry recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baxter Baba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umar Rorimpandey, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Baxter Baba made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Riswan Sanusi sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Riswan Sanusi in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baxter Baba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute, Fletcher Baba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nadeo Effendy shot from long distance in the 37th minute, but Baxter Baba was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Australian Youth Academy from getting a goal against them. If Riswan Sanusi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute, Australian Youth Academy's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rexy Gozali fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Riswan Sanusi sped through Australian Youth Academy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Baxter Baba. Baxter Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Riswan Sanusi in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Gery Pattimura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The wind increased when Brice Lewry made the kick off in the second half. Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riswan Sanusi in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Riswan Sanusi notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba. Baxter Baba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Australian Youth Academy's Baxter Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riswan Sanusi in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Brice Lewry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gery Pattimura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baxter Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riswan Sanusi in the 63rd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Rexy Gozali had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baxter Baba. Australian Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rexy Gozali was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Baxter Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Riswan Sanusi in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Gery Pattimura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carmichael Tinsley. Baxter Baba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Riswan Sanusi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Rexy Gozali ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baxter Baba was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. If Rexy Gozali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.