Challenge

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Illescas kicked off to start the match. Gofar Pohan might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gofar Pohan ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gofar Pohan in the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adit Syamsuddn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gofar Pohan in the 8th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kranji Crunchy's Gofar Pohan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Gofar Pohan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Gofar Pohan could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. In the 25th minute Kranji Crunchy were awarded a corner. Filip Barbosu went to the cornerflag to take it. Filip Barbosu made a great header on Kranji Crunchy's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 28th minute. Filip Barbosu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gofar Pohan in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Gofar Pohan put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. 44 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gofar Pohan to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Gofar Pohan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kranji Crunchy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Battal Seyyit Torcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61stth minute of the game Gofar Pohan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gofar Pohan in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Gofar Pohan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Gofar Pohan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 66 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Bäckman. Kranji Crunchy made a substitution. Demas Tarusbawa replaced Bule Amin. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bengt-Arne Bäckman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gofar Pohan in the 72nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gofar Pohan came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Gofar Pohan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. When Gofar Pohan came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Kranji Crunchy 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 Gofar Pohan couldn't finish the play. Kranji Crunchy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.