Official Cup

King Abdullah Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Al-Ahli's Matey Dachevski 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. In the 5th minute, Tantan Sundoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Limus Nunggal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Limus Nunggal's Tantan Sundoro in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Al-Ahli's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the game, Tantan Sundoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Clud Almagro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tantan Sundoro might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clud Almagro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tantan Sundoro ran back to his position shaking his head. Clud Almagro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Ekodono, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Panji Kalengkongan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clud Almagro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Limus Nunggal's Tantan Sundoro got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clud Almagro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panji Kalengkongan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute of the match Limus Nunggal got a corner. Al-Ahli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruben Ekodono ran over to the corner to take the kick. Limus Nunggal's Ruben Ekodono was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Clud Almagro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tantan Sundoro in the 31st minute of play forced Al-Ahli's goalkeeper Clud Almagro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Tantan Sundoro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clud Almagro was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 34 minutes Al-Ahli's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruben Ekodono who took care of the corner kick. Ruben Ekodono made a great header on Limus Nunggal's corner, it was just that Al-Ahli's Clud Almagro managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 37th minute Matey Dachevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mandra Suherman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panji Kalengkongan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clud Almagro having to interfere. The corner led Limus Nunggal's Ruben Ekodono to fire away a dangerous shot which Clud Almagro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Panji Kalengkongan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Limus Nunggal were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tantan Sundoro to make the kick off. If Othman Al Shaikh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matey Dachevski in the 54th minute of play forced Limus Nunggal's goalkeeper Mandra Suherman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Al-Ahli booed when Limus Nunggal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marwal Kartiwa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yaqoub Shalan kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Tantan Sundoro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tantan Sundoro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Clud Almagro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Clud Almagro made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Tantan Sundoro sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the game, Tantan Sundoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Clud Almagro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th play minute Endi Harmoko came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Clud Almagro. 0-4. Al-Ahli's Clud Almagro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Endi Harmoko in the 83rd minute of play. Yaqoub Shalan charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yaqoub Shalan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Yaqoub Shalan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Limus Nunggal's Zulfikar Kaimu was substituted for Farid Ohee. In the 86th match minute, Al-Ahli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaqoub Shalan to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Limus Nunggal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Al-Ahli.