Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — PSPS Riau 9th with 26 points, Persita 1st with 6, 20 apart. Persita had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, PSPS Riau ran at 1.14 scored and 1.5 conceded, Persita at 1.67 and 1.33.
The match was played at Stadion Kaharudin Nasution Rumbai in Pekanbaru (capacity 20,000). PSPS Riau led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




