World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Albert Petruescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Líbano's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Ang Ying came free, but Falah Waddah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, PS Banyuwangi's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Elano Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Lotfi El Makhtoub dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elano Salgado, 1-0. Líbano's Falah Waddah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Petruescu in the 9th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PS Banyuwangi! Jaroslav Štefl hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Elano Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Azra in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to PS Banyuwangi getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jaroslav Štefl hit a great ball. Elano Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dirar Rashid in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, PS Banyuwangi's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Elano Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elano Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akram Munahid in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bashar Al Azra in the 44th minute of play forced PS Banyuwangi's goalkeeper Elano Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Akram Munahid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Elano Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Dirar Rashid made the kick off in the second half. Elano Salgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Akram Munahid went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. With his leg Falah Waddah managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when PS Banyuwangi's Ren Ang Ying fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. PS Banyuwangi's Elano Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 55th minute of play. If Lotfi El Makhtoub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, PS Banyuwangi's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Elano Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PS Banyuwangi's Elano Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirar Rashid in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Hatem Mujahid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PS Banyuwangi the free kick. In the 66th minute, Hatem Mujahid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PS Banyuwangi's Mathias Daryana was substituted for Harun Gumulya. After 67 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Hatem Mujahid. Falah Waddah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sansan Fingkreuw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elano Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lotfi El Makhtoub, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a little luck, Líbano's Falah Waddah got control of the ball when Albert Petruescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Udin Petot heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Líbano's Ali Miyaz got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akram Munahid's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elano Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by PS Banyuwangi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bashar Al Azra was slow to take the kick. During this time Líbano's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirar Rashid in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elano Salgado saved PS Banyuwangi from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Udin Petot got free with Falah Waddah in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 93 played minutes PS Banyuwangi got a freekick which was hit by Albert Petruescu. 94 minutes into the game, Dirar Rashid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Elano Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Líbano fans cheered their team off the field, for while PS Banyuwangi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.