League

Tigris Arena
Spectators: 10884 (Terracing: 8164, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence got control of the ball when Andre Loodus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ray Clemence made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a good shot on target. Mekki Item took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hanung Sephtianda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Andre Loodus 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. 14 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Borges came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir de Sena in the 17th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir de Sena came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zulkarnaen Mandaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ray Clemence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir de Sena in the 26th 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Borges came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mekki Item made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Borges in the 31st minute of play. 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 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 36th minute of play forced PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mekki Item took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hanung Sephtianda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Angelo Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mekki Item was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. If Zulkarnaen Mandaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46 minutes, Radomir Gajewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bandung Tigers and the PHOENIX SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radomir Gajewski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Borges to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir de Sena in the 55th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Prates hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Bandung Tigers's Cristian Saldanha was substituted for Mani Air. The supporters of PHOENIX SC booed when Bandung Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Prates didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mekki Item made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Borges in the 80th minute. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir de Sena in the 84th minute of play. Mekki Item made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hanung Sephtianda in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute of the match Bandung Tigers got a corner. PHOENIX SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andre Loodus ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hanung Sephtianda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Mekki Item made a huge save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.