U23 World League

KANDANG SAPI
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Salvador Dalí started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, SAPI FC's Trifon Trúnkov got a free kick in the 5th minute. Martinus Bachdim kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Karl-Michael Karlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Salvador Dalí shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anak Habib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cyber Attack's Salvador Dalí in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SAPI FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bawang Merah got free with Mathys Courrèges in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mathys Courrèges was a little too slow when Bawang Merah got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-1. Salvador Dalí sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mathys Courrèges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bawang Merah in the 38th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The crowd rose to their feet as Salvador Dalí kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anak Habib. That made the score 1-2 in the 54 minute of play. In the 59th minute, Salvador Dalí 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. Anak Habib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Karlberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, SAPI FC's goalkeeper Anak Habib had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salvador Dalí. A collision led to Cyber Attack getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Luis Plasse hit a great ball. If Bawang Merah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SAPI FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Adalberto Marquez hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Dalí got free with Anak Habib in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 71 minutes, Bawang Merah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAPI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bawang Merah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Karlberg in the 74th minute of play forced SAPI FC's goalkeeper Anak Habib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anak Habib didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salvador Dalí went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Bawang Merah struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Mathys Courrèges didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SAPI FC. 88 minutes into the match, SAPI FC's Bawang Merah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mathys Courrèges narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SAPI FC's Adalberto Marquez suffered a fractured collar bone after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Plasse during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luis Plasse hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.