Persija Vs Sabah FC, Merchants Are Happy To Be Able To Sell Again At Patriot Stadium Bekasi

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JAKARTA - Persija knick-knacks traders flooded the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, West Java, Sunday, as the club's friendly match, nicknamed "Kemayoran Tiger" was opened against the Malaysian Super League team, Sabah FC, for the audience.

"Thank God I was able to sell again during the match. We as traders are happy for the fans to be able to return to the stadium," said one of the traders, Danu at the location, quoted from Antara, Sunday 5 June.

The man from Karawang has opened his stall since 13.00 WIB and arrived about 1.5 hours after that he sold approximately 10 pieces of his merchandise in the form of T-shirts and scarves.

The price of the merchandise varies, ranging from Rp. 30 thousand to Rp. 130 thousand.

Another seller, Ikhsan, expressed similar gratitude. The man from Bandung admitted that he lost one of his sources of income when spectators were not allowed to enter the stadium during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It's different now. We can find sustenance again in the stadium like before the pandemic," said Ikhsan, who peddles knick-knacks for IDR 39 thousand to IDR 175,000.

There were dozens of Persija merchandise traders at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium during the Persija versus Sabah FC match.

They held their sales in the area outside the stadium, precisely on the outside of the barrier gate which became the center of The Jakmania's activities before entering the main area of the arena.

Persija's match against Sabah FC, which started at 16.00 WIB, became the first match of "Tigers of Kemayoran" which supporters could watch live in the stadium during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, Persija released 25,000 tickets for the match to the public, all of which were reported to have been sold.