Friendly League

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yoppie Duaramuri got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Yoppie Duaramuri made a precise shot to the right of Aras Sophian. Kranji Crunchy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jojon Sopandi in the 5th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Hatta Arnawa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boy Hermawan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Aras Sophian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Hatta Arnawa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gofar Pohan. Aras Sophian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoppie Duaramuri in the 11th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gofar Pohan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hatta Arnawa was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Bandung Tigers's Hatta Arnawa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gofar Pohan in the 15th minute of play. Gofar Pohan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Hatta Arnawa made a huge save. In the 31st minute of the match Kranji Crunchy got a corner. Bandung Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filip Barbosu ran over to the corner to take the kick. 32 minutes into the game, Jojon Sopandi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hatta Arnawa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hatta Arnawa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Bäckman in the 38th minute of the match. Bandung Tigers were furious when Pera Wan was red carded, 40 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Bandung Tigers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kranji Crunchy:s goal.

The wind increased when Gofar Pohan made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gofar Pohan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hatta Arnawa was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Gendo Matulessy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hatta Arnawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jojon Sopandi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Hatta Arnawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 minutes, Jojon Sopandi made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bandung Tigers's Hatta Arnawa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Bandung Tigers defense, Gofar Pohan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hatta Arnawa. The Bandung Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hatta Arnawa should have stopped the shot. After 68 minutes, Gendo Matulessy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bandung Tigers and the Kranji Crunchy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes Bandung Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Gendo Matulessy. In the 70th minute, Gofar Pohan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hatta Arnawa was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. If Gofar Pohan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hatta Arnawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Barbosu in the 78th minute of play. Hatta Arnawa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kranji Crunchy's Filip Barbosu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hatta Arnawa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hatta Arnawa 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 85th minute. Kranji Crunchy's Bengt-Arne Bäckman pulled a muscle in his back after 91 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 91 minutes into the game, Boy Hermawan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bandung Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kranji Crunchy the free kick. Boy Hermawan kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Kranji Crunchy's Dian Hatala was substituted for Jojon Sopandi. In the 92nd minute, Boy Hermawan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Dian Hatala came free, but Hatta Arnawa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Kranji Crunchy fully deserved thier win.