U23 World League

Isengrad Park
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ardahan Çetin started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Kranji Crunchy booed when PreZiDenT SaRuMaN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ardahan Çetin didn't get a good kick on the ball. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's attentive Berkin Erdemir managed to snatch the ball when Handoko Andeas made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Suelo Montana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasha Wijaya in the 7th minute of play. Ardahan Çetin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rio Wahyudi came out and tried to block the shot, but Ardahan Çetin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. 21 minutes into the match, PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Ardahan Çetin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rio Wahyudi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Ibnu Faturrahman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kranji Crunchy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PreZiDenT SaRuMaN the free kick. After 24 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Ibnu Faturrahman. Mehmet Arif Dadaloğlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rio Wahyudi. Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 38 minutes, Handoko Andeas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kranji Crunchy and the PreZiDenT SaRuMaN players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Kranji Crunchy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PreZiDenT SaRuMaN:s goal. Handoko Andeas got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of PreZiDenT SaRuMaN booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Handoko Andeas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kranji Crunchy made a substitution. Muladi Leonard replaced Dian Hatala. In the 48th match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Handoko Andeas to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emmanuel Komara to strike the kick off in the second half. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Suelo Montana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Komara in the 55th minute of play. A throw-in in the 60th minute of the game was made by Edwin Sugiarto with Emmanuel Komara as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Edwin Sugiarto hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Pasha Wijaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kranji Crunchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Pasha Wijaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Suelo Montana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Sugiarto to maneuver through the defense. Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ardahan Çetin in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of PreZiDenT SaRuMaN booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edwin Sugiarto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edwin Sugiarto hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Diogo Bastos 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. Muladi Leonard made in the 73rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ibnu Faturrahman immediately put the ball in play. Rio Wahyudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diogo Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's goalkeeper Suelo Montana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute Emmanuel Komara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suelo Montana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muladi Leonard's late challenge caught a PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Muladi Leonard helped the player get up and apologised. Muladi Leonard kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Rio Wahyudi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Mehmet Arif Dadaloğlu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rio Wahyudi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 94 minutes into the game, Edwin Sugiarto threw the ball into play from the sideline. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Mehmet Efe Onurad quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Kranji Crunchy's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because PreZiDenT SaRuMaN had won, even though Kranji Crunchy had held more of the ball.