U23 World League

Eternal Flame Arena
Spectators: 8077 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) An unexpectedly hard shot by Holin Probohudono in the 4th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Vágner Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fathoni Birowo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korhan Türkol in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to PHOENIX SC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Kamarudin Simatupang hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korhan Türkol in the 13th minute of play forced PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper Fathoni Birowo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Vágner Loyola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Fathoni Birowo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Korhan Türkol, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 22 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fathoni Birowo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute Korhan Türkol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fathoni Birowo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Lia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute of the match, Sahala Maranatha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vágner Loyola was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. German Lia hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Vágner Loyola made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Sahala Maranatha sent off a good shot on target. Vágner Loyola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Holin Probohudono in the 41st minute. Rodolfo Muc was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. In the 44th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Muc to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

PHOENIX SC made a substitution. Ujo Haryanto Ie replaced Apa Mau. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell German Lia to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fathoni Birowo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of PHOENIX SC booed when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Lia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holin Probohudono in the 59th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Vágner Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Vágner Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Holin Probohudono in the 59th minute of play. PHOENIX SC's Fathoni Birowo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save PHOENIX SC from getting a goal against them. Fathoni Birowo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Lia in the 64th minute of the match. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kamarudin Simatupang might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vágner Loyola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kamarudin Simatupang ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Benedicto Marz hit a great ball. If German Lia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fathoni Birowo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Lia in the 79th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, PHOENIX SC's Kamarudin Simatupang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vágner Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. German Lia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The PHOENIX SC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s performance. The match ended with a win for ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡.