U18 World League

Al Quds Yard
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Virgiawan Heryuwono kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, Palestine Free Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wendy Juanda to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rich Clough in the 3rd minute of play forced Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Dodo Sastrowardoyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rich Clough fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dodo Sastrowardoyo having to interfere. Wendy Juanda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Paddy Shackleton made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgiawan Heryuwono in the 25th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Paddy Shackleton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arief Rahardjo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Dodo Sastrowardoyo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rich Clough went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Babe Spencer kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Virgiawan Heryuwono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Paddy Shackleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Palestine Free Land players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Staffordshire Terrier FC were winning 0-1.

Rich Clough received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Dodo Sastrowardoyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Liam Holt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dodo Sastrowardoyo having to interfere. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Reggie Hibbert was substituted for Chris Harrison. The audience thought a goal was coming when Graham Long got free with Dodo Sastrowardoyo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Virgiawan Heryuwono came free, but Paddy Shackleton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graham Long in the 70th minute of play forced Palestine Free Land's goalkeeper Dodo Sastrowardoyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Virgiawan Heryuwono who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Staffordshire Terrier FC's Paddy Shackleton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Graham Long dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dodo Sastrowardoyo, 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Palestine Free Land's zone, Graham Long stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dodo Sastrowardoyo came out of the goal and Graham Long tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Staffordshire Terrier FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.