National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Hendri Pakpahan made the kick off and thus started the match. Hendri Pakpahan in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Karl Petroni, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 5 minutes into the match, Hendri Pakpahan notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of U21 Malta's Karl Petroni. Karl Petroni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chandra Ariwibowo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Musu in the 9th minute of play. After some careless play in the U21 Malta defense, Zein Sagala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Petroni. The U21 Malta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Petroni should have stopped the shot. 15 minutes into the game, Idrus Marasabessy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Indonesia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Malta the free kick. In the 15th match minute, U21 Indonesia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Idrus Marasabessy to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ethan Mifsud in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Indonesia's goalkeeper Chandra Ariwibowo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl Petroni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zein Sagala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Indonesia's Chandra Ariwibowo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Musu in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ethan Mifsud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chandra Ariwibowo was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Hendri Pakpahan came free, but Karl Petroni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cucu Wattimury in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Malta's goalkeeper Karl Petroni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Neil Gruppetta in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chandra Ariwibowo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 29thth minute of the game Neil Gruppetta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Indonesia's Chandra Ariwibowo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karl Petroni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hendri Pakpahan in the 33rd minute of play. When Okta Saptaji came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the U21 Indonesia 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 Okta Saptaji couldn't finish the play. The supporters of U21 Indonesia booed when U21 Malta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Musu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl Petroni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hendri Pakpahan in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Hendri Pakpahan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Karl Petroni. The goal made the score 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ethan Mifsud was the one to do the kick off. Karl Petroni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Bodor, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Bodor came free, but Karl Petroni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Neil Gruppetta came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the U21 Malta 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 Neil Gruppetta couldn't finish the play. Karl Petroni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zein Sagala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Malta made a substitution. Robbie Cesareo replaced Kurt Musu. After 61 played minutes U21 Malta got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Aquilina. The supporters of U21 Indonesia booed when U21 Malta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Aquilina didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Indonesia's Chandra Ariwibowo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie Cesareo in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 Indonesia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cucu Wattimury didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd match minute, U21 Indonesia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eno Le Ray to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 73 minutes, Ethan Mifsud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Malta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ethan Mifsud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Zein Sagala came free, but Karl Petroni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Petroni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zein Sagala in the 75th minute of play. U21 Indonesia's Chandra Ariwibowo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie Cesareo in the 79th minute of play. Idrus Marasabessy hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. A collision led to U21 Indonesia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Idrus Marasabessy hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Hendri Pakpahan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karl Petroni was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Chandra Ariwibowo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Cesareo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Cucu Wattimury hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl Petroni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Bodor, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, U21 Indonesia's goalkeeper Chandra Ariwibowo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robbie Cesareo. 93 minutes into the match, Hendri Pakpahan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl Petroni. U21 Malta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hendri Pakpahan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 Indonesia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiro Wijasmara didn't get a good kick on the ball.
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