Despite having already been eliminated, Vamos and Disi Invest were carrying the hopes and dreams of a nation, as victory would seal a historic continental club competition first for their respective countries. With so much pride at stake, both sides made a cautious start but the Indonesians took an early lead when Iranian Ali Abedin and Sunny Rizky Suhendra combined telepathically to present Kustiawan with a simple finish in the second minute.