Friendly League

Tigris Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Radomir Gajewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anak Selby in the 9th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bandung Tigers booed when Lobos de Carelia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Montrel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Anak Selby had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nestor Cortez. Lobos de Carelia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anak Selby was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Anak Selby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavao Zadro, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 31 minutes in the game, Anak Selby dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Anak Selby might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Cortez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anak Selby ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Anak Selby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Cortez was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Nestor Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anak Selby in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Lobos de Carelia getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tomás Laurendi hit a great ball. Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anak Selby in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anak Selby made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goal looked a bit too open when Anak Selby came free, but Nestor Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item got control of the ball when Prospero Perico tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anak Selby in the 64th minute of play. Lobos de Carelia's Cristobal Lia was substituted for Pavao Zadro. Radomir Gajewski hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Cleto Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lobos de Carelia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cleto Confesor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Lobos de Carelia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bandung Tigers:s goal. In the 83rd minute, Anak Selby got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mekki Item made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Lia in the 86th minute of play. With a little luck, Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item got control of the ball when Prospero Perico tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Montrel in the 95th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anak Selby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Cortez having to interfere. Bandung Tigers made a substitution. Kaan Zoet replaced Anak Selby. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bandung Tigers had won after a very even match.