Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena 999
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Syafruddin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the game, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sahala Ginting made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Nasrul Sanusi made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by April 25 SC's Victorio Zabalo. Sahala Ginting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from István Antal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save April 25 SC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramiro James in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sahala Ginting prevented the ball from getting in the gole. István Antal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sahala Ginting having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Ren Xi Chen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sahala Ginting was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute Mario Syafruddin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Syafruddin. Bestone 716 - Jakarta's Sahala Ginting played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 31st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Nana Arwana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

In the 61st minute, Gilbert Hudaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Bestone 716 - Jakarta's Nana Arwana got a free kick in the 61st minute. Ren Xi Chen, 62 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 64 minutes into the game, Yanto Chaniago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Sergio Romero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sahala Ginting made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Bestone 716 - Jakarta's Mario Syafruddin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. April 25 SC's Michel Platini was substituted for Antoni Augustyn. In the 78th minute Ren Xi Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sahala Ginting saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79 played minutes Bestone 716 - Jakarta got a freekick which was hit by Gogon Trihatmodjo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 81st minute of play forced Bestone 716 - Jakarta's goalkeeper Sahala Ginting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Ren Xi Chen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ramiro James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes, Nana Arwana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bestone 716 - Jakarta and the April 25 SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Bestone 716 - Jakarta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nana Arwana to maneuver through the defense. Ren Xi Chen might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sahala Ginting. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ren Xi Chen ran back to his position shaking his head. Nana Arwana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Sergio Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.