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Eternal Flame Arena
Spectators: 10935 (Terracing: 8203, Seating: 2514, VIP seats: 218) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Borges started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, PHOENIX SC's goal looked a bit too open when Zulkarnaen Mandaga came free, but Ray Clemence reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, PHOENIX SC's Angelo Borges sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mekki Item narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 played minutes Bandung Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Wang Zheng Yun. After 20 minutes of play, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ray Clemence was left in no man's land by his defense there! PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 24th minute of play. Zulkarnaen Mandaga succeeded in the game's 24th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. PHOENIX SC were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Bandung Tigers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hanung Sephtianda took the corner. After taking down the ball on PHOENIX SC's corner Dé 孙权 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mekki Item quite easily take care of the ball. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Popilean, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Nistor Popilean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ray Clemence made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 43rd match minute, Bandung Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xiao Jie De to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Bandung Tigers's Andre Loodus was substituted for Nistor Popilean. Bandung Tigers made a substitution. Leopoldo Azevedo replaced Leo Mustamu. The wind increased when Zulkarnaen Mandaga made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Zulkarnaen Mandaga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 55 minutes PHOENIX SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andre Loodus who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Bandung Tigers's Mani Air getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan McCunn in the 57th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. When Ronan McCunn came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the PHOENIX SC 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 Ronan McCunn couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Borges in the 64th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andre Loodus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Clemence having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan McCunn in the 77th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ray Clemence narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan McCunn in the 80th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mekki Item stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronan McCunn's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronan McCunn, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Ronan McCunn notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item. Mekki Item was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Bandung Tigers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bandung Tigers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.