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Mahabarata Arena
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Albertus Kotto made the kick off which started today's match. Pandawa FC's Batıkan Kalender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertus Kotto in the 5th minute of play. Warsidi Waringin kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match Syukron Tanzil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dimas Pahlevi skillfully saved the ball. Dimas Pahlevi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Legimin Ruchiyat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pandawa FC's Legimin Ruchiyat got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Albertus Kotto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batıkan Kalender was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Syamsul Riyadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batıkan Kalender having to interfere. Batıkan Kalender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giring Poerwonegoro, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Anwar Suryata kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Batıkan Kalender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertus Kotto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimas Pahlevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ucup Kuswoyo in the 40th minute of the match. When Academy Aqua FC's Albertus Kotto in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pandawa FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Legimin Ruchiyat in the 45th minute of play forced Academy Aqua FC's goalkeeper Dimas Pahlevi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Legimin Ruchiyat to make the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 52 minutes into the game, when Giring Poerwonegoro put in a rough tackle. In the 51st minute, one of Academy Aqua FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Academy Aqua FC. Academy Aqua FC:s Dimas Pahlevi showed great skill when he stopped Ucup Kuswoyo:s penalty. Albertus Kotto had several of the Pandawa FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 57 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Batıkan Kalender as he didn't even see the shot coming. Batıkan Kalender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albertus Kotto in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, Academy Aqua FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chairil Haryanto to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Pandawa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Bide to maneuver through the defense. Albertus Kotto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batıkan Kalender having to interfere. Pandawa FC's Wempy Cundaya was substituted for Ucup Kuswoyo. An unexpected shot in the 80th minute by Albertus Kotto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Academy Aqua FC's Dimas Pahlevi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maman Hendrawan in the 82nd minute of play. Batıkan Kalender acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 85th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kia Matt. Venancio Bide charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Venancio Bide the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pandawa FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Venancio Bide hit a great ball. Albertus Kotto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Academy Aqua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Legimin Ruchiyat came free, but Dimas Pahlevi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Albertus Kotto took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Batıkan Kalender to make any attempt to save it. Academy Aqua FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.