Friendly League

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tora Suarlan made the kick off and thus started the match. Filip Barbosu came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nanang Wardhana could save by the left post. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Gofar Pohan took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Nanang Wardhana to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gofar Pohan in the 14th minute of play forced Greencard's goalkeeper Nanang Wardhana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Immanuel Mandias came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gofar Pohan got free with Nanang Wardhana in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Kranji Crunchy's Nanang Wardhana threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gofar Pohan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The attack was good, but when Gofar Pohan in the 22nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Aras Sophian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tora Suarlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jojon Sopandi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nanang Wardhana having to interfere. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Greencard's goalkeeper Nanang Wardhana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gofar Pohans short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Nanang Wardhana to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nanang Wardhana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Barbosu in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute Kranji Crunchy were awarded a corner. Filip Barbosu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Kranji Crunchy's Filip Barbosu to fire away a dangerous shot which Nanang Wardhana despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Tora Suarlan came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Greencard's Nanang Wardhana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Greencard from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when Greencard was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malin Kundang didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gofar Pohan made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Sukri Saepuloh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Greencard's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kranji Crunchy the free kick. After a rather tough play, Greencard's Sukri Saepuloh got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Filip Barbosu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kranji Crunchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Filip Barbosu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nanang Wardhana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bule Amin in the 56th minute of play forced Greencard's goalkeeper Nanang Wardhana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gofar Pohan in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nanang Wardhana saved Greencard from getting behind. Nanang Wardhana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gofar Pohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 59 minutes, Gofar Pohan made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Greencard's Nanang Wardhana tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Greencard's Noah-Leon Hutagalung was substituted for Mamat Wirayudha. Victor Zichmann hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Karl Kornilov came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Greencard 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 Karl Kornilov couldn't finish the play. Greencard's Nanang Wardhana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Barbosu in the 70th minute of play. Jojon Sopandi hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian got control of the ball when Ilham Mahuse tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gofar Pohan in the 74th minute of play forced Greencard's goalkeeper Nanang Wardhana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Filip Barbosu came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Kranji Crunchy 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 Filip Barbosu couldn't finish the play. After 82 minutes of play, Kranji Crunchy's Gofar Pohan made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nanang Wardhana was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that Kranji Crunchy were the better team. Kranji Crunchy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.