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Pangaritan Stadion
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fadhly Sinulingga got the match started through his kick off. Wahyu Dermawan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonard Ginting was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Fadhly Sinulingga capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fadhly Sinulingga really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fadhly Sinulingga in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonard Ginting saved Balapulang from getting behind. Kitam Cahyono Putro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Micky Idris having to make a save. Sigit Ramadhonna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Micky Idris having to interfere. If Kitam Cahyono Putro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micky Idris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kitam Cahyono Putro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Pangaritan FC's zone, Sigit Ramadhonna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Micky Idris came out of the goal and Sigit Ramadhonna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sigit Ramadhonna struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Micky Idris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balapulang. When Kitam Cahyono Putro came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Balapulang 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 Kitam Cahyono Putro couldn't finish the play. Sigit Ramadhonna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Micky Idris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kitam Cahyono Putro in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Wahyu Dermawan 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. Sigit Ramadhonna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fadhly Sinulingga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Ginting having to interfere. After 40 minutes, Andi Barus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balapulang and the Pangaritan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes Balapulang got a freekick which was hit by Andi Barus. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kitam Cahyono Putro was the one to do the kick off. Kitam Cahyono Putro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Micky Idris having to interfere. After 62 minutes of play, Balapulang's Sigit Ramadhonna made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Micky Idris was left in no man's land by his defense there! 69 minutes into the match, Pangaritan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kitam Cahyono Putro came free, but Micky Idris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 71 in the game by Sigit Ramadhonna from a close distance when the talented Micky Idris managed to make a qualified save. Pangaritan FC's players were relieved. After having played for 75 minutes, Fadhly Sinulingga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pangaritan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fadhly Sinulingga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fery Piliang's late challenge caught a Pangaritan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fery Piliang helped the player get up and apologised. Fery Piliang hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Balapulang got a freekick which was hit by Tiar Muchtaji. Sigit Ramadhonna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Micky Idris made a huge save. In the 82nd match minute, Pangaritan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romi Febrian to maneuver through the defense. Sigit Ramadhonna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Fadhly Sinulingga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonard Ginting was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Wahyu Dermawan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Leonard Ginting tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pangaritan FC's zone, Kitam Cahyono Putro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Micky Idris came out of the goal and Kitam Cahyono Putro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Pangaritan FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.