Friendly League

Molombulahe FC
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) PSP Tjib's Hendrawan Akmal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Wijaya in the 4th minute of play forced PSP Tjib's goalkeeper Bento Bangun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zulfikri Perangin-angin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hardy Sinambela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andi Idris in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match PSP Tjib got a corner. Molombulahe C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ricky Fitriansyah ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ricky Fitriansyah made a great header on PSP Tjib's corner, it was just that Molombulahe C's Hardy Sinambela managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 17th minute Firdaus Karo-karo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Bangun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Andi Idris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PSP Tjib's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andi Idris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Molombulahe C's Hardy Sinambela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hendrawan Akmal in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Martin Wijaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Bangun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Bento Putiray who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PSP Tjib's Bento Bangun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute Firdaus Karo-karo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Bangun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, PSP Tjib's Hendrawan Akmal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hardy Sinambela was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Hendrawan Akmal in the 33rd minute of play forced Molombulahe C's goalkeeper Hardy Sinambela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Hendrawan Akmal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hardy Sinambela. Molombulahe C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hendrawan Akmal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Bento Bangun made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Bento Putiray sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Molombulahe C defense, Hendrawan Akmal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hardy Sinambela. The Molombulahe C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hardy Sinambela should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Wijaya stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hardy Sinambela came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by PSP Tjib's Hendrawan Akmal. But to his dismay, Hendrawan Akmal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. PSP Tjib's attentive Gendo Hans managed to snatch the ball when Zulfikar Sitorus made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Hendrawan Akmal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hardy Sinambela was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Hendrawan Akmal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 69 minutes into the match, Molombulahe C's goal looked a bit too open when Hendrawan Akmal came free, but Hardy Sinambela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th match minute, Molombulahe C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zulfikar Sitorus to maneuver through the defense. Hendrawan Akmal took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hardy Sinambela. Hardy Sinambela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. In the 76th minute, Martin Wijaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hardy Sinambela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hendrawan Akmal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Wijaya during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Zulfikri Perangin-angin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hardy Sinambela was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. In the 86th minute, Bento Putiray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hardy Sinambela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hendrawan Akmal in the 88th minute of the match. Molombulahe C's attentive Dewa Sinuhaji managed to snatch the ball when Andi Kooth made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. Molombulahe C's Hardy Sinambela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hendrawan Akmal in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PSP Tjib walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.