Official Cup

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hakem Al Attar started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Sayer Al Besher nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rio Wahyudi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sayer Al Besher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Alberto Chilavert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dian Hatala in the 9th minute. José Alberto Chilavert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanuel Komara, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute of the match, Pasha Wijaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but José Alberto Chilavert saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dian Hatala got free with José Alberto Chilavert in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Alberto Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emmanuel Komara in the 15th minute of play. A hard shot 21 in the game by Emmanuel Komara from a close distance when the talented José Alberto Chilavert managed to make a qualified save. Golden Tigers's players were relieved. 24 minutes into the match, Emmanuel Komara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emmanuel Komara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 37th minute, Dian Hatala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kranji Crunchy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emmanuel Komara made a kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Fawaz Boland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golden Tigers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kranji Crunchy the free kick. After 56 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Fawaz Boland. José Alberto Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pasha Wijaya in the 58th minute of the match. When Dian Hatala came up free with the goalie in the 66th 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 Dian Hatala couldn't finish the play. In the 71st minute, Febri Kili-kili ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Alberto Chilavert was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. José Alberto Chilavert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanuel Komara, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute, Pasha Wijaya made a precise shot to the right of José Alberto Chilavert. Golden Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. The audience was convinced that Hakem Khorshed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rio Wahyudi was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kranji Crunchy! 91 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Basem Al Baghli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rio Wahyudi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. If Emmanuel Komara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kranji Crunchy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.