Match Report
Malut United went into the game 1st in the table on 10 points; Persiraja Banda Aceh sat 2nd on 21 — an 11-point gap. On recent form Persiraja Banda Aceh sat only 33rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Malut United were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Persiraja Banda Aceh 1.25 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.