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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joko Reza started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Zulfikar Ie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ade Fitriansyah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Andra Haryanto-Ie got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joko Reza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ade Fitriansyah having to make a save. When Lelo Kusumah fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored L U X U R Y T R A V E L's protests and gave Lelo Kusumah a yellow card for diving instead. Joko Reza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ade Fitriansyah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, L U X U R Y T R A V E L's Andra Haryanto-Ie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ade Fitriansyah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Bagan Serai's zone, Joko Reza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ade Fitriansyah came out of the goal and Joko Reza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andra Haryanto-Ie struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Ade Fitriansyah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for L U X U R Y T R A V E L. Joko Reza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ade Fitriansyah having to interfere. The supporters of L U X U R Y T R A V E L booed when Bagan Serai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iswadi Priyatno didn't get a good kick on the ball. L U X U R Y T R A V E L's Joko Reza got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Joko Reza came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the L U X U R Y T R A V E L 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 Joko Reza couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jakob Hans to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Iswadi Priyatno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boy Pane was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 56 minutes, Fery Prima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bagan Serai and the L U X U R Y T R A V E L players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Fery Prima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Fery Prima made a precise shot to the right of Boy Pane. L U X U R Y T R A V E L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ade Fitriansyah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joko Reza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ade Fitriansyah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulfikar Ie in the 66th minute. Boy Pane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iswadi Priyatno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, L U X U R Y T R A V E L's Joko Reza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ade Fitriansyah. Ade Fitriansyah yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Ade Fitriansyah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andra Haryanto-Ie in the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Zulfikar Ie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. L U X U R Y T R A V E L's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zulfikar Ie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bagan Serai's Zulfikri Putiray got a free kick in the 75th minute. Lelo Kusumah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ade Fitriansyah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fery Prima took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Boy Pane. Boy Pane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Zulfikri Putiray hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lelo Kusumah got free with Ade Fitriansyah in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fery Prima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, L U X U R Y T R A V E L's Zulfikar Ie got a free kick in the 90th minute. L U X U R Y T R A V E L's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Bagan Serai had won, even though L U X U R Y T R A V E L had held more of the ball.