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Spectators: 9127 (Terracing: 6924, Seating: 2111, VIP seats: 92) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jakob Priyatno got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Joko Wibowo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Api's supporters rose to their feet, but Joko Wibowo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henry Sinuhaji breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 4 minutes into the match, Singopadu's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Priyatno came free, but Henry Sinuhaji reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes of play, Api's Joko Wibowo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Sinuhaji was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute Jakob Priyatno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Sinuhaji saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Singopadu's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Rodrigues came free, but Henry Sinuhaji reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Singopadu's zone, Joko Wibowo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henry Sinuhaji came out of the goal and Joko Wibowo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dede Priyatno in the 15th minute of play forced Api's goalkeeper Darius Sugendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Eboy Sinulingga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darius Sugendo was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Henry Sinuhaji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Priyatno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Singopadu's Henry Sinuhaji got control of the ball when Joko Wibowo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eboy Sinulingga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eboy Sinulingga scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darius Sugendo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Singopadu's Henry Sinuhaji played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Priyatno in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Api's Joko Wibowo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henry Sinuhaji made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. If Lelo Guci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eboy Sinulingga to make the kick off. After having played for 58 minutes, Joko Wibowo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Api's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joko Wibowo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 61 minutes, Jakob Priyatno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Api's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jakob Priyatno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eboy Sinulingga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darius Sugendo having to interfere. A collision led to Singopadu getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Hastomo Arbi hit a great ball. Darius Sugendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eboy Sinulingga, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Singopadu's zone, Jakob Priyatno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henry Sinuhaji came out of the goal and Jakob Priyatno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Singopadu's Henry Sinuhaji played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joko Wibowo in the 83rd minute of play. Henry Sinuhaji came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Api's Jakob Priyatno. But to his dismay, Jakob Priyatno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Dede Priyatno came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Singopadu fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dede Priyatno couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eboy Sinulingga in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darius Sugendo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Singopadu's Hastomo Arbi got a free kick in the 93rd minute.