U23 World League

Frontera AFC Stadium
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zakaria Pangestu got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Nadeo Effendy came free, but Chiquinho Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yatna Tomagola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Cucao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 minutes AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Janson who took care of the corner kick. After 11 played minutes Frontera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Blondel. Chiquinho Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadeo Effendy, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Yatna Tomagola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Cucao in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucas Janson was slow to take the kick. During this time Frontera AFC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Frontera AFC's corner Lucas Janson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yatna Tomagola quite easily take care of the ball. Chiquinho Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakaria Pangestu in the 19th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Yatna Tomagola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 24 minutes of play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Zakaria Pangestu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chiquinho Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yatna Tomagola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Janson in the 28th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Frontera AFC's Lucas Janson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yatna Tomagola. Yatna Tomagola yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 31 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ibing Pambudi came free, but Chiquinho Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severino Cucao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Cristian Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yatna Tomagola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Janson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadeo Effendy in the 47th minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Chiquinho Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Janson made a kick off. Chiquinho Romero made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Nadeo Effendy sent off a good shot on target. Isidoro Lluis hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Chiquinho Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakaria Pangestu in the 55th minute of play. If Severino Cucao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lucas Janson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Merentiel came free, but Yatna Tomagola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zakaria Pangestu kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Frontera AFC's Cristian Lema was substituted for Cristian Medina. Frontera AFC made a substitution. Silvestre Solustiano replaced Isidoro Lluis. The supporters of Frontera AFC booed when AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zakaria Pangestu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 played minutes Frontera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Severino Cucao. With 76 minutes on the clock, Cristian Lema commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Frontera AFC! AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Yatna Tomagola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Merentiel in the 89th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Zakaria Pangestu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chiquinho Romero. The goal made the score 1-4. The AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.