Official Cup

Rodney Seaman Park
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Radoman Karaičić made the kick off and thus started the match. Wang Zheng Yun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 4 minutes into the match, Zulkarnaen Mandaga notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Thornhill City's Staniša Šorgić. Staniša Šorgić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 6 minutes into the game, Xiao Jie De threw the ball into play from the sideline. Thornhill City's Dejan Jovanić quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 7th minute Radoman Karaičić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mekki Item saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fachri Puang in the 12th minute of play forced Thornhill City's goalkeeper Staniša Šorgić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staniša Šorgić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thornhill City's goalkeeper Staniša Šorgić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th match minute, Thornhill City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Vidanović to maneuver through the defense. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Draža Milentijević in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Thornhill City's goalkeeper Staniša Šorgić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mekki Item was a little too slow when Radoman Karaičić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-2. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radoman Karaičić, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

The wind increased when Zulkarnaen Mandaga made the kick off in the second half. Thornhill City's Staniša Šorgić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fachri Puang in the 52nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Momir Ćirić during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, Thornhill City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momir Ćirić to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Wang Zheng Yun in the 53rd minute really tested Staniša Šorgić's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 57th minute Bandung Tigers were awarded a corner. Wang Zheng Yun went to the cornerflag to take it. When Haji Gille came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Bandung Tigers 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 Haji Gille couldn't finish the play. Dejan Jovanić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thornhill City made a substitution. Ninoslav Mijanović replaced Radoman Karaičić. Thornhill City's Siniša Ognjanović was substituted for Dejan Jovanić. 64 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Staniša Šorgić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Staniša Šorgić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thornhill City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thornhill City's goalkeeper Staniša Šorgić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thornhill City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute of the match Bandung Tigers got a corner. Thornhill City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wang Zheng Yun ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Wang Zheng Yun almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Thornhill City's Staniša Šorgić did a great save. After some careless play in the Thornhill City defense, Zulkarnaen Mandaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Staniša Šorgić. The Thornhill City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Staniša Šorgić should have stopped the shot. Staniša Šorgić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 88th minute. Staniša Šorgić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 92nd minute. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ninoslav Mijanović in the 94th minute of the match. The Bandung Tigers players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.