U23 World League

Templo de Hermes
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amirul Hock started the match with the kick off. Shah Henderson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Guedes in the 10th minute of the match. Laze Gjoka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khairul Sarangapani in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Darren Chan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laze Gjoka was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 26 minutes into the game, Oakham's Tan Chew nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laze Gjoka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amirul Hock in the 29th minute of play forced Templários MZC's goalkeeper Laze Gjoka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laze Gjoka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Chan in the 31st minute of play. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amirul Hock, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Shah Henderson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Guedes in the 39th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roger Guedes in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shah Henderson saved Oakham from getting behind. Templários MZC's Laze Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amirul Hock in the 43rd minute of play. Shah Henderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Guedes in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Templários MZC's Raúl Seco was substituted for Roger Guedes. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raúl Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. Laze Gjoka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amirul Hock in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darren Chan in the 55th minute of play forced Templários MZC's goalkeeper Laze Gjoka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, Templários MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé da Silva to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Templários MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Amirul Hock came free, but Laze Gjoka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amirul Hock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laze Gjoka having to interfere. Laze Gjoka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tan Chew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Templários MZC booed when Oakham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gara Chian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zula Marciewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shah Henderson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Templários MZC's goalkeeper Laze Gjoka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amirul Hock. After 71 played minutes Templários MZC got a freekick which was hit by Raúl Seco. In the 73rd minute, Raúl Seco 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. Shah Henderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Seco in the 77th minute of play. Laze Gjoka came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Oakham's Darren Chan. But to his dismay, Darren Chan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 81st play minutes Raúl Seco shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Shah Henderson and just under the crossbar into goal. Zula Marciewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 86 minutes of play, Templários MZC's Raúl Seco made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shah Henderson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tan Chew, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With a little luck, Templários MZC's Laze Gjoka got control of the ball when Arif Ching tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zula Marciewicz struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Shah Henderson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Templários MZC.