Official Cup

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 618 (Terracing: 464, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) Zulkarnaen Mandaga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Fachri Puang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandros Iordanidis was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Bandung Tigers from getting a goal against them. Zulkarnaen Mandaga took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexandros Iordanidis. Alexandros Iordanidis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 12th match minute, Bandung Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bodo Amat to maneuver through the defense. Olcay Bozkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olcay Bozkurt, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Zulkarnaen Mandaga came free, but Alexandros Iordanidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olcay Bozkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mekki Item made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olcay Bozkurt in the 22nd minute of play. Alexandros Iordanidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olcay Bozkurt in the 26th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olcay Bozkurt in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mekki Item saved Bandung Tigers from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Olcay Bozkurt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mekki Item was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the game, Olcay Bozkurt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Mekki Item was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Olcay Bozkurt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Olcay Bozkurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vinícius Junior had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olcay Bozkurt in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mekki Item saved Bandung Tigers from getting behind. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Olcay Bozkurt sped through Bandung Tigers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mekki Item. RO Army V55 made a substitution. Edgardo Ugutz replaced Olcay Bozkurt. RO Army V55's Giorgos Kalantas was substituted for Demis Grigoriadis. In the 65th minute Vinícius Junior 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. Vinícius Junior struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Mekki Item didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RO Army V55. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Edgardo Ugutz sped through Bandung Tigers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mekki Item. Zulkarnaen Mandaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alexandros Iordanidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 78th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Zulkarnaen Mandaga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bandung Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zulkarnaen Mandaga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bandung Tigers's Cristian Saldanha got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Mekki Item showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Ugutz in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xun Jun in the 89th minute of play forced Bandung Tigers's goalkeeper Mekki Item to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Bandung Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Ugutz came free, but Mekki Item reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Bandung Tigers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.