League

Spartan Barricade
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ponirin Sarwono started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eep Pulalo in the 3rd minute of play forced Sparta FC's goalkeeper Syauqi Manusama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Kakiknya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ponirin Sarwono came free, but Jendry Rinaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Kakiknya FC's Rasyid Purbaya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Syauqi Manusama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Syauqi Manusama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasyid Purbaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Syauqi Manusama came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Kakiknya FC's Kubrat Tanushev. But to his dismay, Kubrat Tanushev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 17 minutes into the game, Kakiknya FC's Franciszek Andrysiak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Syauqi Manusama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The supporters of Kakiknya FC booed when Sparta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudan Prasnanto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dirk Waltersdorff came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Kakiknya FC 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 Dirk Waltersdorff couldn't finish the play. Dudan Prasnanto hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 25 minutes of play, Kakiknya FC's Eep Pulalo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Syauqi Manusama was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, Sparta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sapardi Fitriansyah came free, but Syauqi Manusama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes Sparta FC got a freekick which was hit by Yayat Sopandi. 39 minutes into the game, Kakiknya FC's Rasyid Purbaya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Syauqi Manusama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. 47 minutes into the match, Sparta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eep Pulalo came free, but Syauqi Manusama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

In the 51st minute Eep Pulalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syauqi Manusama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Eep Pulalo sped through Sparta FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Syauqi Manusama. Syauqi Manusama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasyid Purbaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Syauqi Manusama was a little too slow when Eep Pulalo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-9. If Rasyid Purbaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Sparta FC's Syauqi Manusama got control of the ball when Eep Pulalo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Sparta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ponirin Sarwono to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Kakiknya FC's Syauqi Manusama threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dirk Waltersdorff, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 72 minutes into the game, Rasyid Purbaya recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Syauqi Manusama. Rasyid Purbaya showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. Sparta FC's Syauqi Manusama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eep Pulalo in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 76 minutes, Kubrat Tanushev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kakiknya FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kubrat Tanushev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sparta FC's Syauqi Manusama proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Sparta FC from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute Rasyid Purbaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syauqi Manusama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponirin Sarwono in the 84th minute of play forced Kakiknya FC's goalkeeper Jendry Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Rasyid Purbaya kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Syauqi Manusama. That made the score 0-11 in the 87 minute of play. Kakiknya FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.