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Tirtamaja
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bertha Irianto kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Widhie Bachtiar got free with Otong Mulyana in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ari Sutimbul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Tirtamaja getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Sunar Batola hit a great ball. Tanjung Fire's Otong Mulyana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertha Irianto in the 9th minute of play. Bertha Irianto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Otong Mulyana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bertha Irianto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Fajar Songgonau fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tanjung Fire's protests and gave Fajar Songgonau a yellow card for diving instead. 18 minutes into the game, one of Tanjung Fire:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 20 minutes into the game, Tirtamaja's Tanji Subiyakto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Otong Mulyana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Widhie Bachtiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 30 minutes, Widhie Bachtiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tirtamaja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Widhie Bachtiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otong Mulyana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertha Irianto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Ari Sutimbul made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Tanjung Fire booed when Tirtamaja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Husein Yom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ari Sutimbul recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Miftah Kalabessi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miftah Kalabessi got free with Alwi Siagian in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Otong Mulyana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Widhie Bachtiar in the 63rd minute of the match. Bertha Irianto succeeded in the game's 64th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. After a rather tough play, Tirtamaja's Husein Yom got a free kick in the 66th minute. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Widhie Bachtiar put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Otong Mulyana. When Ari Sutimbul came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Tanjung Fire 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 Ari Sutimbul couldn't finish the play. Widhie Bachtiar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otong Mulyana having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Tanjung Fire's Gungun Fatary got a free kick in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Ari Sutimbul cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Alwi Siagian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tirtamaja were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tanjung Fire for a fine match.