U18 League

St Johns Wood
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Chedli Habib Benfrej started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sandy Raturandang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Habib Zaalani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Heru Utomo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Heru Utomo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Nickolous Haeruddin came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Kranji Crunchy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nickolous Haeruddin couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Mohamed Dhouib hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the game, Kranji Crunchy's Nickolous Haeruddin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Habib Zaalani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolous Haeruddin in the 24th minute of play forced Symba's goalkeeper Habib Zaalani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Heru Utomo came free, but Habib Zaalani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Sandy Raturandang made a precise shot to the right of Habib Zaalani. Symba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Symba's zone, Heru Utomo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Habib Zaalani came out of the goal and Heru Utomo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kranji Crunchy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Welly Renata in the 35th minute. Nickolous Haeruddin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Zaalani having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Khcharem to maneuver through the defense. Raden Matulessy kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Habib Zaalani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heru Utomo's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nickolous Haeruddin made a kick off. In the 68th match minute, Symba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Miaâdi to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Habib Zaalani managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Kranji Crunchy's Nickolous Haeruddin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 74 minutes into the match, Tarak Ayari notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kranji Crunchy's Luhut Garnita. Luhut Garnita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mohamed Miaâdi hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Sandy Raturandang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kranji Crunchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandy Raturandang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Habib Zaalani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Nickolous Haeruddin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kranji Crunchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Nickolous Haeruddin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Habib Zaalani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded Kranji Crunchy left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Symba.