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SMK Arena
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricky Idris made the kick off which started today's match. Rabun Sembiring was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Kitam Hans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kitam Hans really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Tiar Sitorus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Rabun Sembiring made a huge save. Jatuh Panjaitan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pandapotan Sitepu having to interfere. Rabun Sembiring was a little too slow when Kitam Hans got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-1. Pandapotan Sitepu came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by PSP Djantoeran's Jatuh Panjaitan. But to his dismay, Jatuh Panjaitan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Kitam Tarigan kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Kitam Hans got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 28 minutes into the match, PSP Djantoeran's goalkeeper Rabun Sembiring had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiar Sitorus. After having played for 30 minutes, Kitam Hans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skuad Merah Kuning's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kitam Hans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiar Sitorus's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Rabun Sembiring skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Skuad Merah Kuning's Kitam Hans got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Jatuh Panjaitan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PSP Djantoeran fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Rabun Sembiring made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Tiar Sitorus sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kitam Hans to strike the kick off in the second half. Rabun Reza hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kitam Hans in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rabun Sembiring saved PSP Djantoeran from getting behind. Boy Piliang kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Skuad Merah Kuning's Zulfikar Mainaky got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Tiar Sitorus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andra Mulia missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 73 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Pandapotan Sitepu right hand side. 82 minutes into the match, Skuad Merah Kuning's goalkeeper Pandapotan Sitepu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jatuh Panjaitan. Skuad Merah Kuning's Pandapotan Sitepu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Skuad Merah Kuning from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skuad Merah Kuning's goalkeeper Pandapotan Sitepu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricky Idris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PSP Djantoeran's Rabun Reza got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Rabun Reza off the ground. After 95 played minutes PSP Djantoeran got a freekick which was hit by Rabun Reza. PSP Djantoeran's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.