World League

Rewulu Stadium
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Ledesma in the 3rd minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrianus Tambunan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaya Assegaf in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaya Assegaf in the 7th minute of play forced Romando Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Nuno Carrizo in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Romando Futebol Clube's Juninho Paulista. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hu Jie Rong got free with Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hu Jie Rongs short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 14 minutes into the game, Niva Bellido cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adrianus Tambunan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hu Jie Rong in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Nuno Carrizo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Romando Futebol Clube's Juninho Paulista quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Niva Bellido's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrianus Tambunan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiburcio Ledesma in the 25th minute. Adrianus Tambunan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niva Bellido in the 26th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Niva Bellido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Romando Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Niva Bellido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrianus Tambunan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's Niva Bellido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrianus Tambunan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiburcio Ledesma got free with Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. André Sundström scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adrianus Tambunan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Romando Futebol Clube's Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efraim Morais in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Putra Rewulu's Nuno Carrizo got a free kick in the 39th minute. Romando Futebol Clube's Angelito Di Maria quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nuno Carrizo, made in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Niva Bellido ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrianus Tambunan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hu Jie Rong to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Romando Futebol Clube defense, Tytus Pracki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas. The Romando Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas should have stopped the shot. After 62 minutes of play, Romando Futebol Clube's Niva Bellido made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrianus Tambunan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, Putra Rewulu's goalkeeper Adrianus Tambunan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ubaldo Maillard. 71 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Jie Rong came free, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Putra Rewulu's Adjat Inzaghi was substituted for Efraim Morais. 76 minutes into the game, Yaya Assegaf threw the ball into play from the sideline. Romando Futebol Clube's Juninho Paulista quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 81st minute Niva Bellido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrianus Tambunan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niva Bellido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Pracki, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Niva Bellido might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrianus Tambunan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niva Bellido ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan got control of the ball when Niva Bellido tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lionel Messi came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Adrianus Tambunan could save by the left post. In the 95th minute, Hu Jie Rong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Putra Rewulu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Romando Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.