World League

ATATÜRK STADİUM
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zulkarnaen Mandaga started the match with the kick off. With his leg Mekki Item managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Filip Soetemans fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hu Jian Zhan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Zulkarnaen Mandaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hu Jian Zhan was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Zweig in the 11th minute of the match. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sadri Tolunay in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Soetemans in the 17th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hu Jian Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 23rd minute of play. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Soetemans in the 25th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Olgierd Wojtowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filip Soetemans in the 36th minute. The supporters of Fenerbahce ISTANBUL booed when Bandung Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xiao Jie De didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute Zulkarnaen Mandaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Jian Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Soetemans in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's goalkeeper Hu Jian Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute Olgierd Wojtowicz 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. In the 60thth minute of the game Anak Selby who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Hu Jian Zhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's goalkeeper Hu Jian Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anak Selby's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hu Jian Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Anak Selby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Hu Jian Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anak Selby in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Anak Selby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hu Jian Zhan was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. A collision led to Bandung Tigers getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Homero Azteca hit a great ball. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Henrik Henriksson was substituted for Filip Soetemans. 89 minutes into the game, Bandung Tigers's Anak Selby nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hu Jian Zhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Bandung Tigers made a substitution. Mario Dandy replaced Leopoldo Azevedo. 93 minutes into the match, Stefan Zweig notched a goal, 1-2, 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. 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.