U18 World League

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isac Prestes got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Prestes in the 4th minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Daniel Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes of play, Terceirense F.C.'s Isac Prestes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Chuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Aveiro came free, but Daniel Chuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Albirex Niigata FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. John Cho hit a great ball. In the 20th minute Wei Xuan Chandran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute David Aveiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Terceirense F.C. were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Albirex Niigata FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Baltasar Saraiva took the corner. Gerard Hoe hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Daniel Chuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Prestes in the 27th minute of play. Daniel Chuan came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Terceirense F.C.'s Isac Prestes. But to his dismay, Isac Prestes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Daniel Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Falcão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexander Tan in the 37th minute. Daniel Chuan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isac Prestes went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute Afriz Hian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Afriz Hian made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Egídio Bacelar 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. 55 minutes into the match, Afriz Hian notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Terceirense F.C.'s Norberto Falcão. Norberto Falcão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 59th minute Wei Xuan Chandran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gerard Hoe fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albirex Niigata FC's protests and gave Gerard Hoe a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Albirex Niigata FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gerard Hoe hit a great ball. When David Aveiro came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Terceirense F.C. 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 David Aveiro couldn't finish the play. Norberto Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afriz Hian in the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Famih Swee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albirex Niigata FC's John Cho suffered a sore foot after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Alexandre Vasconcelos fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Terceirense F.C.'s protests and gave Alexandre Vasconcelos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Albirex Niigata FC booed when Terceirense F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Terceirense F.C.'s zone, Afriz Hian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norberto Falcão came out of the goal and Afriz Hian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Terceirense F.C.'s Baltasar Saraiva got a free kick in the 77th minute. Albirex Niigata FC's Gerard Hoe got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Chuan was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Isac Prestes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isac Prestes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wei Xuan Chandran in the 95th minute of play forced Terceirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Norberto Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Terceirense F.C. getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Alexandre Vasconcelos hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Terceirense F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.