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Heaven or Las Vegas
Spectators: 10929 (Terracing: 8198, Seating: 2513, VIP seats: 218) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustaw Tylenda started the match with the kick off. Penang Island's Joko Febrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Tylenda in the 3rd minute of play. Joko Febrian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustaw Tylenda went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gustaw Tylenda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 8th minute Gustaw Tylenda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joko Febrian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, Original Sabahan's Gustaw Tylenda made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joko Febrian was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bulek Idris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Egil Kilberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Penang Island's Joko Febrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Tylenda in the 15th minute of play. The supporters of Penang Island booed when Original Sabahan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jojo Guci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Penang Island's Joko Febrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fadhly Haryanto-Ie in the 28th minute of play. Egil Kilberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faisal Halim in the 29th minute of the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Cristoforo Strazzabosco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Original Sabahan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristoforo Strazzabosco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joko Febrian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fadhly Haryanto-Ie, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute of the match Original Sabahan got a corner. Penang Island's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aristide Mirciulescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Osvaldas Maziliauskas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Penang Island's Joko Febrian did a great save. Gustaw Tylenda might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joko Febrian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaw Tylenda ran back to his position shaking his head. Penang Island's Joko Febrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Tylenda in the 38th minute of play. The Original Sabahan fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Original Sabahan's Gustaw Tylenda looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 43 minutes into the match, Original Sabahan's Gustaw Tylenda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joko Febrian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gustaw Tylenda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joko Febrian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Joko Febrian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fadhly Haryanto-Ie, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Djati Simamora to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Bulek Idris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egil Kilberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fadhly Haryanto-Ie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Joko Febrian made a huge save. After some careless play in the Penang Island defense, Gustaw Tylenda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joko Febrian. The Penang Island fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joko Febrian should have stopped the shot. Joko Febrian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fadhly Haryanto-Ie in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, one of Penang Island:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Penang Island. After a long run with the ball, Mulyana Sembiring did a trick in the 63rd minute in front of Penang Island's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-5. An impressive performance by Original Sabahan's Mulyana Sembiring! Joko Febrian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaw Tylenda in the 67th minute of play. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Penang Island! In the 78th match minute, Penang Island was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haryanto Simamora to maneuver through the defense. Original Sabahan made a substitution. Cecep Wijaya replaced Jojo Guci. After a rather tough play, Penang Island's Haryanto Simamora got a free kick in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Yahya Kılıçaslan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joko Febrian was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute, Yahya Kılıçaslan made a precise shot to the right of Joko Febrian. Penang Island's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. After 87 minutes of play, Original Sabahan's Yahya Kılıçaslan made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joko Febrian was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yahya Kılıçaslan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joko Febrian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yahya Kılıçaslan in the 96th minute of play forced Penang Island's goalkeeper Joko Febrian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 98 minutes into the game, Original Sabahan's Yahya Kılıçaslan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joko Febrian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9.