Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Darso Prasetyo kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes of play, Bukan Beruang Madu's Ikhsan Basri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isman Jamaluddin was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Isman Jamaluddin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Bukan Beruang Madu's Darso Prasetyo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The throw-in from Kris Rachdyatmaka in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas. After a rather tough play, Bukan Beruang Madu's Sahala Mamahit got a free kick in the 36th minute. Patricio Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isman Jamaluddin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Hanif Burhanuddin fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bukan Beruang Madu's protests and gave Hanif Burhanuddin a yellow card for diving instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isman Jamaluddin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isman Jamaluddin saved Bukan Beruang Madu from getting behind. After 68 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. Isman Jamaluddin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Nasrul Pitono sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ikhsan Basri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 78 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. In the 81st minute of the match Bukan Beruang Madu got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nasrul Sanusi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Sahala Mamahit advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-3 in the 82nd minute. Isman Jamaluddin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 95th minute. Bukan Beruang Madu were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Venezuela's much stronger midfield.