League Play-Off

Gantingang
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nasum Sarwanto started the match with the kick off. Nasum Sarwanto kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Robbie Dewa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nasum Sarwanto in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Gantingang getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Awalludin Sinulingga hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Elie Wibowo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gantingang's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PSP Mapan the free kick. Elie Wibowo hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Kia Ridliwan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erling Halland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Gantingang's goal looked a bit too open when Nasum Sarwanto came free, but Robbie Dewa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Taufik Eiboy notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Gantingang's Robbie Dewa. Robbie Dewa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 36 played minutes PSP Mapan got a freekick which was hit by Fadhly Sinuhaji. Kia Ridliwan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kia Ridliwan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kia Ridliwan in the 52nd minute of play forced PSP Mapan's goalkeeper Erling Halland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nasum Sarwanto charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nasum Sarwanto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kia Ridliwan in the 60th minute of play forced PSP Mapan's goalkeeper Erling Halland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erling Halland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kia Ie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erling Halland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kia Ridliwan in the 63rd minute of play. If Kia Ridliwan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Kia Ridliwan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Kia Ie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gantingang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kia Ie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Kia Ie sped through PSP Mapan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Erling Halland. If Nasum Sarwanto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kia Ie in the 82nd minute of play forced PSP Mapan's goalkeeper Erling Halland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Eboy Sinambela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erling Halland didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kia Ie went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the match, PSP Mapan's goal looked a bit too open when Kia Ie came free, but Erling Halland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gantingang walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.