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GOR WR Soepratman
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hardy Karaeng started the match with the kick off. Daffa Haeruddin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hardy Karaeng, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of Fireblade FC booed when Giant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ucok Saiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daffa Haeruddin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ucok Saiman in the 11th minute of play. Fireblade FC's Darso Halim got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ucok Saiman charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ucok Saiman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ucok Saiman hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Giant's goal looked a bit too open when Pangeran Wolf came free, but Black Pink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hardy Karaeng took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daffa Haeruddin. Daffa Haeruddin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Giant's Black Pink got control of the ball when Ronny Sutrisna tried to sneak it across the goal line. Black Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Sutrisna, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Hardy Karaeng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Makbul Sahetappy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Black Pink made a huge save. Ucok Saiman hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Black Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pangeran Wolf, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Darso Halim made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Fireblade FC got a freekick which was hit by Farid Mallarangeng. When Zaki Supardi came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Giant 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 Zaki Supardi couldn't finish the play. Black Pink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darso Halim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 62 minutes, Hardy Karaeng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Giant's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hardy Karaeng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute Darso Halim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Black Pink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Black Pink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darso Halim, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 78 minutes of play Giant's Ucok Saiman was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 78th match minute, Giant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ucok Saiman to maneuver through the defense. Giant made a substitution. Adnan Hartono replaced Kulisaya Bang. In the 80th minute, Ucok Saiman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd match minute, Giant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pendekar Cinta to maneuver through the defense. Pangeran Wolf succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. In the 95thth minute of the game Darso Halim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Giant's Black Pink was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Fireblade FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.