National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gery Burhanuddin got the match started through his kick off. Manuel Antono came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Italy's Demetrio Cannata. But to his dismay, Demetrio Cannata quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Alvaro Rotili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gery Burhanuddin, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gery Burhanuddin in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Alfonso Sciarretta made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Antono. U21 Indonesia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When U21 Indonesia's Gery Burhanuddin in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Italy's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute Gery Burhanuddin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Rik Hello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Antono saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Antono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Sciarretta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Indonesia's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando De Simone came free, but Manuel Antono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demetrio Cannata in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Antono prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando De Simone in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Indonesia's goalkeeper Manuel Antono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, U21 Indonesia's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Scotta came free, but Manuel Antono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Indonesia's Manuel Antono played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Sciarretta in the 46th minute of play. After the first half U21 Italy were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Sciarretta to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, U21 Indonesia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dian Garnita to maneuver through the defense. Dian Garnita hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Indonesia's Dian Garnita got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, U21 Italy's Arrigo Iannucci ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manuel Antono. Manuel Antono yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Gofar Pohan hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute Gery Burhanuddin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gery Burhanuddin hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Mario Napolitano made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Indonesia's Yonas Sutrisna. In the 72nd minute, Gofar Pohan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Rotili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gery Burhanuddin in the 76th minute of the match. After having played for 77 minutes, Arrigo Iannucci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arrigo Iannucci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Antono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Arrigo Iannucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Antono saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 81st minute of play forced U21 Indonesia's goalkeeper Manuel Antono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Rotili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arrigo Iannucci came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manuel Antono could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gofar Pohan in the 89th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, U21 Italy's Manuel Antono threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anthony Forte, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Manuel Antono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The U21 Indonesia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. U21 Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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