Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arema 9th with 48 points, PSBS Biak Numfor 18th with 18, 30 apart. Arema had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Per game in the league, PSBS Biak Numfor were scoring 0.91 and conceding 2.79, Arema 1.56 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
PSBS Biak Numfor arrived off ten straight defeats. Over the last five, PSBS Biak Numfor had taken 0 of 15 points to Arema's 7.
Stadion Cendrawasih, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Arema led 4-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
PSBS Biak Numfor: Mohcine Hassan (30'), Luquinhas (45') · Arema: Gustavo França (21'), Joel Vinicius Silva Dos Anjos (41'), Joel Vinicius Silva Dos Anjos (45'), Dalberto (90'), Dalberto (42')
Key stats
Possession: PSBS Biak Numfor 43% · Arema 57% · Total shots: 12-24 · On target: 2-10 · Corners: 1-7