U23 World League

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emmanuel Komara got the match started through his kick off. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gheorghe Odobescu in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Odobescu in the 6th minute of play forced Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Rio Wahyudi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Wahyudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Cornoiu in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of FC Psihopel BM-MM- booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dian Hatala didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dian Hatala got free with Alin Micescu in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ferdinand Ghiurutan's late challenge caught a Kranji Crunchy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Ghiurutan helped the player get up and apologised. Alin Micescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dian Hatala in the 21st minute. FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s Alin Micescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasha Wijaya in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Gheorghe Odobescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rio Wahyudi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Ovidiu Manciulea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis Munteanu in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Dian Hatala recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alin Micescu. Dian Hatala showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The supporters of FC Psihopel BM-MM- booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Komang Latuperisa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alin Micescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emmanuel Komara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s Alin Micescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Komara in the 38th minute of play. Komang Latuperisa hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 41st match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pasha Wijaya to maneuver through the defense. Rio Wahyudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Munteanu in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasha Wijaya in the 44th minute of play forced FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalkeeper Alin Micescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Filip Cornoiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Psihopel BM-MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filip Cornoiu made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Dian Hatala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Micescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Emmanuel Komara put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alin Micescu. When Kranji Crunchy's Emmanuel Komara in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Psihopel BM-MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Kranji Crunchy's Pasha Wijaya got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute of the match Bogdan Nastac sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rio Wahyudi skillfully saved the ball. In the 61st minute Dian Hatala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Micescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Komang Latuperisa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. Komang Latuperisa hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Komang Latuperisa kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th 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. Bogdan Nastac hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Filip Cornoiu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rio Wahyudi came out and tried to block the shot, but Filip Cornoiu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 77th minute. Pasha Wijaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alin Micescu having to interfere. In the 85thth minute of the game Filip Cornoiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Kranji Crunchy were the better team. Kranji Crunchy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.