U21 World League

Margarita
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mark Ee made the kick off which started today's match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Jaime Iratzeder took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Afiq Hongyi to make any attempt to save it. Santiago Jatsu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 13th match minute, Margarita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Cordarrel to maneuver through the defense. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Iratzeder, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Hidayat Hian hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Joaquin Cordarrel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Margarita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquin Cordarrel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Atarratze in the 24th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Alonzo Atarratze notched a goal, 2-0, 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. With a little luck, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi got control of the ball when Joaquin Cordarrel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaime Iratzeder could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Afiq Hongyi made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Iratzeder came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Felix Braddell. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Iratzeder, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Iratzeder to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jithu Vijiaratnam struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Ruperto Raulo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Iratzeder in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afiq Hongyi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Jithu Nagasaki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Jaime Iratzeder ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Iratzeder in the 69th minute of play. In the 72ndth minute of the game Joaquin Cordarrel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bakar Choo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ruperto Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jithu Vijiaratnam struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Ruperto Raulo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. Faiz Tan's late challenge caught a Margarita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faiz Tan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Faiz Tan hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Arif Kool hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Romo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sean Yip to maneuver through the defense. After 89 played minutes Margarita got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin Cordarrel. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Margarita had won after a very even match.