Challenge

Tigris Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Chile's Felix Garrido managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bodo Amat in the 4 minute of the game. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Zulkarnaen Mandaga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mekki Item took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Zulkarnaen Mandaga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thiago Pliego, 1-0. Zulkarnaen Mandaga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thiago Pliego firmly grabbed it by the left post. 18 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thiago Pliego narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zulkarnaen Mandaga got free with Thiago Pliego in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute, Mariano Lacasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mekki Item was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 34th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 played minutes Bandung Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Gajewski. Mariano Lacasa might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mekki Item. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 38th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariano Lacasa was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chile's Mariano Lacasa got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mariano Lacasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 61st minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Mariano Lacasa notched a goal, 2-2, 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. In the 73rd minute of the match Chile got a corner. Bandung Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Guillermo Fontirroig heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 75th match minute, Chile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Figueroa to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Mariano Lacasa made a precise shot to the right of Mekki Item. Bandung Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mekki Item read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Chile left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bandung Tigers.