U21 World League

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucio Negrete took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Negrete came free, but Alexander Tan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Lucio Negrete put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Tan. When Cordeal Enterria came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Swift GTi 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 Cordeal Enterria couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Cordeal Enterria sped through Albirex Niigata FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Tan. 17 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Negrete came free, but Alexander Tan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Cordeal Enterria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Tan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordeal Enterria in the 22nd minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Alexander Tan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Tan came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Swift GTi's Cordeal Enterria. But to his dismay, Cordeal Enterria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Cordeal Enterria kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Madaleno Gegunde kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cordeal Enterria in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Tan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute, one of Albirex Niigata FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Albirex Niigata FC. After 36th play minutes Cordeal Enterria shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Alexander Tan and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordeal Enterria in the 39th minute of play forced Albirex Niigata FC's goalkeeper Alexander Tan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Cordeal Enterria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Tan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cordeal Enterria hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Bento Peñarroja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicholas Tan was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Albirex Niigata FC's Alexander Tan got control of the ball when Cordeal Enterria tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Gerard Hoe fell near the penalty area in the 52nd 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. Cordeal Enterrias short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Alexander Tan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucio Negrete got free with Alexander Tan in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute, Cordeal Enterria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swift GTi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Alexander Tan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cordeal Enterria in the 71st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cordeal Enterria got free with Alexander Tan in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cordeal Enterria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alexander Tan made a huge save. Alexander Tan was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Lucio Negrete capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucio Negrete really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Bento Peñarroja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Alexander Tan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atauri Echandi got free with Alexander Tan in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.