Match Report
PSPS Riau and Persiba Balikpapan went into the game level on 39 points, 11th against 10th in the table. PSPS Riau's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Per game in the league, PSPS Riau were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.33, Persiba Balikpapan 1.24 and 1.33, against a competition average of 0.99 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Persiba Balikpapan: four in a row.
The match was played at Stadion Kaharudin Nasution Rumbai in Pekanbaru (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.