U23 World League

Joaquin muñoz
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gofar Pohan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ilkka Markkula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yan Zhi Chuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Rio Wahyudi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi got control of the ball when Podador Raheiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Podador Raheiro 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. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gofar Pohan in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Yan Zhi Chuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rio Wahyudi was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 26th minute of the match Club Deportes Santa Cruz got a corner. Kranji Crunchy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qu Zheng Song ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rio Wahyudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Tupper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jojon Sopandi in the 37th minute of play forced Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Ilkka Markkula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Wahyudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Tupper, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Podador Raheiro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Rio Wahyudi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Kranji Crunchy getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Demas Tarusbawa hit a great ball. Podador Raheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Rio Wahyudi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Podador Raheiro. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Club Deportes Santa Cruz made a substitution. Jacinto Gebhard replaced Podador Raheiro. Rio Wahyudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 52nd minute of play. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's attentive Juan Estevan Hamdorf managed to snatch the ball when Handoko Andeas made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Zhi Chuan in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jojon Sopandi in the 58th minute of play forced Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Ilkka Markkula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Zhi Chuan came free, but Rio Wahyudi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Yan Zhi Chuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rio Wahyudi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Yan Zhi Chuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rio Wahyudi. Kranji Crunchy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yan Zhi Chuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 67 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Zhi Chuan came free, but Rio Wahyudi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Silvio Navia suffered a concussion in the 73rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 73 minutes, Demas Tarusbawa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kranji Crunchy and the Club Deportes Santa Cruz players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kranji Crunchy getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Demas Tarusbawa hit a great ball. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Rolando Solares was substituted for Silvio Navia. In the 74th match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demas Tarusbawa to maneuver through the defense. Rio Wahyudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Solares in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Zhi Chuan in the 78th minute of play forced Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Rio Wahyudi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Wahyudi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Yan Zhi Chuan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gofar Pohan in the 88th minute of play. The throw-in from Handoko Andeas in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Shi Yuan. In the 92ndth minute of the game Raimundo Tupper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kranji Crunchy's Rio Wahyudi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Handoko Andeas to maneuver through the defense. Ilkka Markkula made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Gofar Pohan sent off a good shot on target. After 95 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Jojon Sopandi. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.