U18 World League

Winthont Arena
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arul Setiamiharja started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Bleber FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cahyo Yuliandi to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Arul Setiamiharja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucas Uebels was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Bleber FC booed when Winthont FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Bender didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Bender's late challenge caught a Bleber FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Bender helped the player get up and apologised. 16 minutes into the match, Bleber FC's Henry Sutarman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucas Uebels narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Winthont FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Edgard de Freitas hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roger Wijngaart got free with Jahfal Novitraldi in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Ronny Hendriks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Floris Talsma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Floris Talsma reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jahfal Novitraldi. The goal made the score 1-1. Tantan Sialagan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Uebels having to interfere. A collision led to Winthont FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Edgard de Freitas hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes, Bleber FC's Henry Sutarman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucas Uebels came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bleber FC reached it. After a rather tough play, Bleber FC's David Soesilo got a free kick in the 46th minute. Meindert de Gooijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jahfal Novitraldi having to interfere. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roger Wijngaart to strike the kick off in the second half. Bleber FC's Jahfal Novitraldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meindert de Gooijer in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arul Setiamiharja in the 57th minute of play forced Winthont FC's goalkeeper Lucas Uebels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cahyo Yuliandi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Winthont FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Roger Wijngaart hit a great ball. In the 74th minute Floris Talsma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jahfal Novitraldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Floris Talsma had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jahfal Novitraldi. Bleber FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Floris Talsma was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Arul Setiamiharja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Wijngaart in the 83rd minute of play forced Bleber FC's goalkeeper Jahfal Novitraldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Bleber FC defense, Floris Talsma kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jahfal Novitraldi. The Bleber FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jahfal Novitraldi should have stopped the shot. Winthont FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.