U18 World League

GELORA BUNG KARNO
Spectators: 8068 (Terracing: 6053, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kabul Sonjaya kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute Adelino Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raka Bachtiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Raka Bachtiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Diniz in the 14th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Tiaguinho Cardoso. 18 minutes into the match, Martin Suryana dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Luiz Eduardo Faria, 1-0. Raka Bachtiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Suryo Kaunang fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's protests and gave Suryo Kaunang a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Merusca F&P - CIMZ booed when AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Suryo Kaunang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mathias Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Raka Bachtiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Costa scored 1-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raka Bachtiar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 27th match minute, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khusnul Rangkuti to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd match minute, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khusnul Rangkuti to maneuver through the defense. Raka Bachtiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cícero Diniz in the 37th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Adelino Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raka Bachtiar was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's attack was well implemented in the 42nd minute, but when Adelino Costa was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Igor de Azevedo was substituted for Cícero Diniz. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adelino Costa made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Costa in the 54th minute of play forced AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Raka Bachtiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 played minutes AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC got a freekick which was hit by Lukita Suharyadi. Raka Bachtiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias Bueno in the 57th minute of the match. A hard shot 59 in the game by Igor de Azevedo from a close distance when the talented Raka Bachtiar managed to make a qualified save. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's players were relieved. In the 61st minute, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Adelino Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Luiz Eduardo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kabul Sonjaya in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Maurício Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raka Bachtiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Suryana came free, but Luiz Eduardo Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Eduardo Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kabul Sonjaya in the 73rd minute of play. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Raka Bachtiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Costa in the 76th minute of play. Raka Bachtiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Costa in the 84th minute of play. Mathias Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raka Bachtiar having to interfere. After 97 minutes of play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Kabul Sonjaya made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luiz Eduardo Faria was left in no man's land by his defense there! Merusca F&P - CIMZ were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.