Official Cup

Manchester United
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Paine made the kick off which started today's match. Raka Bachtiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Paine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shahiran Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukita Suharyadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United's Shahiran Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukita Suharyadi in the 9th minute of play. Kabul Sonjaya's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kabul Sonjaya helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Manchester United booed when AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kabul Sonjaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kabul Sonjaya in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shahiran Teo saved Manchester United from getting behind. The supporters of AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danish Lim didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Kabul Sonjaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shahiran Teo was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Kabul Sonjaya hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The long shot by Khai Amin in the 32nd minute really tested Raka Bachtiar's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Martin Suryana came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC 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 Martin Suryana couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester United's goalkeeper Shahiran Teo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Khai Amin's late challenge caught a AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Khai Amin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Khai Amin hit a great ball. Raka Bachtiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Paine, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Suryo Kaunang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Shahiran Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Khai Amin got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Shahiran Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Suryana in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th match minute, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khusnul Rangkuti to maneuver through the defense. Firdauz Chuan kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Manchester United booed when AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukita Suharyadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute of the match Joel Paine shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raka Bachtiar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Dale Chandran hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Lukita Suharyadi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shahiran Teo skillfully saved the ball. In the 80th minute, Alex Abdul 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Suryo Kaunang managed to get in a good position for a shot. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Suryo Kaunang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shahiran Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eep Sangaji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Shahiran Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the game, Firdauz Chuan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC the free kick. Shahiran Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odoy Arisandy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes of play, Manchester United's Joel Paine made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raka Bachtiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manchester United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC for a fine match.