Official Cup

Fort Knox
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute, Victor Petersson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Virtual Aces fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a little luck, Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi got control of the ball when Qian Qing tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Cornel Manciulea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuel Komara struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Frederick Van Gorp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kranji Crunchy. After a defensive mix-up in Virtual Aces's zone, Ibnu Faturrahman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frederick Van Gorp came out of the goal and Ibnu Faturrahman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victor Petersson in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rio Wahyudi saved Kranji Crunchy from getting behind. Virtual Aces were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Kranji Crunchy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Petersson took the corner. Klas Almqvist made a great header on Virtual Aces's corner, it was just that Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi managed to reach the ball for a save. Salim Prastika kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Dian Hatala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Frederick Van Gorp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Virtual Aces got a freekick which was hit by Cornel Manciulea. When Pasha Wijaya came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Kranji Crunchy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pasha Wijaya couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Virtual Aces's Frederick Van Gorp got control of the ball when Dian Hatala tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qian Qing in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rio Wahyudi saved Kranji Crunchy from getting behind. Rio Wahyudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Qing in the 72nd minute of play. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kranji Crunchy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Petersson was slow to take the kick. During this time Virtual Aces's players had a chance to rest. Rio Wahyudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Petersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Virtual Aces's Marko Willig got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After 85 minutes of play, Virtual Aces's Qian Qing made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rio Wahyudi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Kranji Crunchy's zone, Victor Petersson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rio Wahyudi came out of the goal and Victor Petersson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the game, Ibnu Faturrahman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kranji Crunchy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Virtual Aces the free kick. A collision led to Kranji Crunchy getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ibnu Faturrahman hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kranji Crunchy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Virtual Aces.