U23 World League

The Benn
Spectators: 7853 (Terracing: 5891, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emmanuel Komara got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the game, Andrey Stoichkov 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 Bennis the free kick. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kranji Crunchy! Kranji Crunchy:s Rio Wahyudi showed great skill when he stopped Cain Velasquez:s penalty. The excitement rose when Bennis's Cain Velasquez after 11 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-0. Ralf Norström kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Bennis got a freekick which was hit by Ralf Norström. In the 18th minute of the match Pasha Wijaya sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Vase skillfully saved the ball. Marcus Vase showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pasha Wijaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Hallgren notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi. Rio Wahyudi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bennis's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emmanuel Komara was slow to take the kick. During this time Kranji Crunchy's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Kranji Crunchy's Ibnu Faturrahman to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcus Vase despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rio Wahyudi was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Jan-Åke Hallgren capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jan-Åke Hallgren really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. After 31 minutes, Jan-Åke Hallgren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bennis and the Kranji Crunchy players grew even worse after the yellow card. 33 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Dian Hatala came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Komara came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jan-Åke Hallgren to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Cain Velasquez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cain Velasquez in the 56th minute of play forced Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Rio Wahyudi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Stoichkov kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Bennis made a substitution. Per Lundkvist replaced Axel Wassenius. The supporters of Bennis booed when Kranji Crunchy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Stoichkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Bennis's Jan-Åke Hallgren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rio Wahyudi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Cain Velasquez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rio Wahyudi. Kranji Crunchy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cain Velasquez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Kranji Crunchy made a substitution. Febri Kili-kili replaced Dian Hatala. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cain Velasquez in the 76th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Handoko Andeas. The corner led Bennis's Harry Wallgren to fire away a dangerous shot which Rio Wahyudi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jan-Åke Hallgren kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Åke Hallgren in the 86th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bennis's Florian Siembab got a free kick in the 91st minute. Marcus Vase didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Febri Kili-kili went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The Bennis support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.