U18 World League

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eros Tobing took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahmat Kuncoro in the 5th minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Aleksandr Dobritskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boris Kulagin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Tendean having to interfere. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Rossohin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kondrat Afanasev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sandy Raturandang came free, but Aleksandr Dobritskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Vladislav Ryzhik notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kranji Crunchy's Ali Tendean. Ali Tendean was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruslan Basalaev struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Ali Tendean didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unica FC. Ruslan Basalaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ali Tendean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Rahmat Kuncoro 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. Ali Tendean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladislav Ryzhik in the 28th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goalkeeper Aleksandr Dobritskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rahmat Kuncoro. Eko Zamani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Aleksandr Dobritskiy made a huge save. After some careless play in the Kranji Crunchy defense, Ruslan Basalaev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Tendean. The Kranji Crunchy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Tendean should have stopped the shot. Sandy Raturandang charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandy Raturandang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sandy Raturandang hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Unica FC's Fedor Aboneev broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The Kranji Crunchy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unica FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladislav Ryzhik to make the kick off. Vladislav Ryzhik took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Tendean. Ali Tendean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 66 minutes into the match, Rahmat Kuncoro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aleksandr Dobritskiy. Unica FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rahmat Kuncoro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Aleksandr Dobritskiy came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Kranji Crunchy's Eros Tobing. But to his dismay, Eros Tobing quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. 72 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rahmat Kuncoro came free, but Aleksandr Dobritskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Vladislav Ryzhik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unica FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kranji Crunchy the free kick. Vladislav Ryzhik hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to Unica FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nikita Arhipov hit a great ball. When Gleb Buzlanov came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Unica FC 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 Gleb Buzlanov couldn't finish the play. The Unica FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Unica FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.