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Sokapung Stadium
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joshua Sugendo made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Sokapung booed when Lubutua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fadh Ginting didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fadhly Darwis came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Lubutua 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 Fadhly Darwis couldn't finish the play. Joshua Sugendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bulek Ridliwan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Sigit Darwis managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Sokapung's Paijo Simanungkalit fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sokapung's Bulek Ridliwan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joshua Sugendo in the 17th minute of play. Sokapung's Bulek Ridliwan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fadhly Darwis in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lubutua's zone, Kia Akmal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sigit Darwis came out of the goal and Kia Akmal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Putu Ridliwan fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lubutua's protests and gave Putu Ridliwan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lubutua's Putu Ridliwan got a free kick in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paijo Simanungkalit got free with Sigit Darwis in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martin Sitorus hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Joko Dewa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bulek Ridliwan. Sokapung's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bulek Ridliwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joshua Sugendo in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Putu Ridliwan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bulek Ridliwan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 55 minutes, Ferry Romatua mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sokapung and the Lubutua players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sokapung fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Joko Dewa placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Joshua Sugendo took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Bulek Ridliwan to make any attempt to save it. 63 minutes into the match, Lubutua's Fadhly Darwis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bulek Ridliwan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paijo Simanungkalit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sigit Darwis having to interfere. Sokapung's Bulek Ridliwan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Sokapung from getting a goal against them. Fadhly Darwis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Bulek Ridliwan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fadhly Darwis came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Lubutua 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 Fadhly Darwis couldn't finish the play. Bulek Ridliwan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joshua Sugendo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 77 minute of play. Sigit Darwis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paijo Simanungkalit in the 80th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Sokapung's goalkeeper Bulek Ridliwan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fadhly Darwis. If Joshua Sugendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joshua Sugendo came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Lubutua 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 Joshua Sugendo couldn't finish the play. Fadhly Darwis might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bulek Ridliwan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fadhly Darwis ran back to his position shaking his head. The Lubutua supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lubutua would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.