Fatuhau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bertha Irianto kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Steven Kalangi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alwi Siagian. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Steven Kalangi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alwi Siagian was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. If Steven Kalangi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sunar Batola charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sunar Batola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fatuhau booed when Tirtamaja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sunar Batola didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Duta Subarkah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alwi Siagian. Tirtamaja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Duta Subarkah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. If Steven Kalangi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Duta Subarkah in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alwi Siagian, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bertha Irianto in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eza Nurdjaman saved Fatuhau from getting behind. Eza Nurdjaman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bertha Irianto went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Widhie Bachtiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Widhie Bachtiar scored 2-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eza Nurdjaman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Tirtamaja getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Husein Yom hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the game, Bulek Sarwono was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fatuhau's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tirtamaja the free kick. A collision led to Fatuhau getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Bulek Sarwono hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Fatuhau's goal looked a bit too open when Bertha Irianto came free, but Eza Nurdjaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duta Subarkah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Alwi Siagian made a huge save. Steven Kalangi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. M. Ramdhan Syam charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed M. Ramdhan Syam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 48th match minute, Fatuhau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by M. Ramdhan Syam to maneuver through the defense. Bertha Irianto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Steven Kalangi made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertha Irianto in the 57th minute of play forced Fatuhau's goalkeeper Eza Nurdjaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sunar Batola got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Tirtamaja's Sunar Batola got a free kick in the 60th minute. Widhie Bachtiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, Fatuhau's Steven Kalangi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alwi Siagian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Herry Yuwana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Widhie Bachtiar came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eza Nurdjaman could save by the left post. Duta Subarkah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tirtamaja's goalkeeper Alwi Siagian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Herry Yuwana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Alwi Siagian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Duta Subarkah came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Fatuhau fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Duta Subarkah couldn't finish the play. Alwi Siagian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duta Subarkah, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When Fatuhau's Duta Subarkah in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tirtamaja's goalie prevented a goal. Steven Kalangi scored 3-2 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alwi Siagian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fatuhau fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tirtamaja had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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