U18 World League

La Merced
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zak Sim kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Saturnin got free with Afiq Hongyi in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Muc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tan Sim hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Iztal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Eugenio Muc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Pascual Gabon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tan Sim in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Eugenio Muc notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi. Afiq Hongyi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pascual Gabon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jithu Nagasaki in the 27th minute of the match. Bernardo Calisto lost his temper 29 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexander Tan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Pascual Gabon. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Muc in the 35th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zak Sim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Muc in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugenio Muc to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zak Sim in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pascual Gabon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Muc in the 56th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haziq Chew received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pascual Gabon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s goalkeeper Pascual Gabon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Tan. After a defensive mix-up in ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s zone, Zak Sim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pascual Gabon came out of the goal and Zak Sim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pascual Gabon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zak Sim's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cayetano Saturnin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascual Gabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Sim in the 69th minute of play. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Iztal in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Sean Yip managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but Sean Yip was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascual Gabon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Haziq Chew came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 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 Haziq Chew couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Muc in the 88th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Haziq Chew hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's zone, Eustacio Iztal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afiq Hongyi came out of the goal and Eustacio Iztal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.