U18 World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leon Burr made the kick off which started today's match. Uus Himawan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the game, Wawan Poerwonegoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jim Mitchell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wawan Poerwonegoro came free, but Jim Mitchell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Santos FC's Hans Ladd ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mourent Sutimbul. Mourent Sutimbul yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Rhett Flanagan hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Louis Ragland's late challenge caught a Begu Ganjang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louis Ragland helped the player get up and apologised. Uus Himawan scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jim Mitchell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santos FC's Louis Ragland got his second yellow card of the match in the 35th minute. The referee ordered Louis Ragland off the ground. Jim Mitchell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uus Himawan in the 38th minute of the match. Jim Mitchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wawan Poerwonegoro, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Tukul Simanungkalit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Begu Ganjang booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rusty Little didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Uus Himawan came free, but Jim Mitchell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Tracey Dolan. In the 49th match minute, Begu Ganjang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raihan Dewantara to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wawan Poerwonegoro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tukul Simanungkalit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimas Marasabessy got free with Jim Mitchell in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute, Wawan Poerwonegoro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jim Mitchell. The goal made the score 1-4. Jim Mitchell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wawan Poerwonegoro's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Jim Mitchell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wawan Poerwonegoro went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimas Marasabessy in the 71st minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Jim Mitchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wawan Poerwonegoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute Dimas Marasabessy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Mitchell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jim Mitchell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wawan Poerwonegoro in the 90th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Begu Ganjang's Tukul Simanungkalit slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jim Mitchell. That made the score 1-8 after 94 minutes of play.