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Spectators: 10887 (Terracing: 8166, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nabil Bahoui kicked off to start the match. Penang Island's Jonas Salk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nabil Bahoui in the 3rd minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Nae Pascu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonas Salk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 11 played minutes Penang Island got a freekick which was hit by Joko Febrian. 14 minutes into the match, Penang Island's goal looked a bit too open when Andro Liik came free, but Jonas Salk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s Fadhly Guchi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonas Salk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After having played for 25 minutes, Faisal Halim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Penang Island's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faisal Halim 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 made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ade Prima immediately put the ball in play. Jonas Salk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nabil Bahoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Bento Piliang's late challenge caught a Penang Island's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bento Piliang helped the player get up and apologised. Bento Piliang hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Penang Island's Faisal Halim got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Penang Island defense, Nabil Bahoui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Salk. The Penang Island fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Salk should have stopped the shot. 47 minutes into the match, 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Djati Simamora came free, but 尤海迅 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Djati Simamora made a kick off. 尤海迅 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djati Simamora in the 51st minute of play. In the 56th minute, Haikal Sitepu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Budi Aswin in the 61st minute of play forced 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goalkeeper 尤海迅 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Salk made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Steve Ketaren sent off a good shot on target. Steve Ketaren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Jonas Salk made a huge save. In the 71st minute, Nae Pascu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Nabil Bahoui made a precise shot to the right of Jonas Salk. Penang Island's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. A collision led to 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Fadhly Guchi hit a great ball. 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vibar Pepo in the 88th minute. The corner ended in Vibar Pepo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Penang Island's Jonas Salk did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nabil Bahoui got free with Jonas Salk in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nabil Bahoui who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Jonas Salk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s 尤海迅 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faisal Halim in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Penang Island.