Challenge

Tigris Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Canada's Koby Wright 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 7th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koby Wright in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mekki Item prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zulkarnaen Mandaga might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zulkarnaen Mandaga ran back to his position shaking his head. Mekki Item didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Canada's Koby Wright shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 23 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Azevedo came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Rohan Watson 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rohan Watson in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mekki Item prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Fachri Puang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mekki Item made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 38th minute of play. With his leg Jax Williamson managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Bandung Tigers's Leopoldo Azevedo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mekki Item made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 41st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radomir Gajewski during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Bandung Tigers made a substitution. Kiki Murtopo replaced Fachri Puang. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zulkarnaen Mandaga made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Zulkarnaen Mandaga made a precise shot to the right of Jax Williamson. Canada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Mekki Item made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Luka Harris sent off a good shot on target. Koby Wright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mekki Item having to interfere. Canada made a substitution. Filip Edwards replaced Koby Wright. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute of the match Bandung Tigers got a corner. Canada'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. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Edwards, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute of the match Canada 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. Jan Dixon ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jax Williamson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zulkarnaen Mandaga's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Jax Williamson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zulkarnaen Mandaga's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Jax Williamson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zulkarnaen Mandaga's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Zulkarnaen Mandaga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canada's Jax Williamson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mekki Item stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theo Burton's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Bandung Tigers got a corner. Canada'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. In the 83rdth minute of the game Prince Anderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filip Edwards in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mekki Item saved Bandung Tigers from getting behind. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 90th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luka Harris recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mekki Item took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Edwards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Mekki Item throw himself and got hold of the ball when Filip Edwards in the 96thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When the match was over Canada could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bandung Tigers throughout the match.