U23 League

Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Joel Teo made the kick off and thus started the match. Zak Choy kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadeo Effendy in the 3rd minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didi Gonçalves came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Zakaria Pangestu. But to his dismay, Zakaria Pangestu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 9th minute Zakaria Pangestu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Nadeo Effendy came free, but Didi Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Otang Haruman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Didi Gonçalves was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 19thth minute of the game Zakaria Pangestu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadeo Effendy in the 20th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Nagrand's zone, Zakaria Pangestu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Didi Gonçalves came out of the goal and Zakaria Pangestu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Nadeo Effendy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadeo Effendy in the 26th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didi Gonçalves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nadeo Effendy's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Didi Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nadeo Effendy in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the game, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Nadeo Effendy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Didi Gonçalves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Pangestu in the 37th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Didi Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadeo Effendy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Nadeo Effendy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Nadeo Effendy got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Joel Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yatna Tomagola having to interfere. A hard shot 47 in the game by Ron Laycock from a close distance when the talented Yatna Tomagola managed to make a qualified save. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's players were relieved. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zakaria Pangestu made a kick off. With a little luck, Nagrand's Didi Gonçalves got control of the ball when Zakaria Pangestu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yatna Tomagola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Mathews, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Yatna Tomagola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azam Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Gabriel Mathews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nagrand's attentive Ron Laycock managed to snatch the ball when Nadeo Effendy made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Mathews during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Didi Gonçalves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zakaria Pangestu in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Azam Tan came free, but Yatna Tomagola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Didi Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadeo Effendy in the 75th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Nadeo Effendy made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Didi Gonçalves was left in no man's land by his defense there! Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadeo Effendy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Nadeo Effendy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute of the match AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC got a corner. Nagrand's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nadeo Effendy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Didi Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zakaria Pangestu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Nadeo Effendy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Nagrand supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's performance. The match ended with a win for AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC.