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Tigris Arena
Spectators: 10845 (Terracing: 8135, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when David Trezeguet took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 minutes of play, Bandung Tigers's Zulkarnaen Mandaga made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tạ I was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bandung Tigers's Mekki Item played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Trezeguet in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Trezeguet in the 10th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 12th minute of play forced Begu Ganjang's goalkeeper Tạ I to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tạ I made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Begu Ganjang's David Trezeguet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mekki Item made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bandung Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Aurelianu was slow to take the kick. During this time Begu Ganjang's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 33 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. Arif Nihat Tekin kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Arif Nihat Tekin hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Xiao Jie De in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Begu Ganjang's Manuel Aurelianu. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zulkarnaen Mandaga made a kick off. Tạ I showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 53rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Trezeguet in the 58th 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. David Trezeguets short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Mekki Item to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zulkarnaen Mandaga in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tạ I prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mekki Item showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Trezeguet, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The audience was convinced that Zulkarnaen Mandaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tạ I was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Begu Ganjang's Fotis Perivolakos was substituted for Otto Kartasasmita. After 68 minutes Begu Ganjang's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wang Zheng Yun who took care of the corner kick. Tạ I took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zulkarnaen Mandaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the game, Begu Ganjang's Anak Selby nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mekki Item made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Bandung Tigers made a substitution. Nistor Popilean replaced Wang Zheng Yun. Begu Ganjang's Sebastian Cipău was substituted for Cosmas Simbolon. Tạ I took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Bodo Amat threw the ball into play from the sideline. Begu Ganjang's Arif Nihat Tekin quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Bandung Tigers's zone, Manuel Aurelianu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mekki Item came out of the goal and Manuel Aurelianu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Begu Ganjang walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.