League Play-Off

RsP Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kitam Kooth took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kitam Kooth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Leonard Barus made a huge save. In the 3rd match minute, PSM Pusipusi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Sitepu to maneuver through the defense. Haikal Dewa kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to R.SnK.P getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Noce Suhastra hit a great ball. Kitam Kooth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Leonard Barus made a huge save. Ari Piliang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Rai, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Dian Romatua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Piliang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, PSM Pusipusi's Jakob Panjaitan got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Rai in the 22nd minute of play forced R.SnK.P's goalkeeper Ari Piliang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Rai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ruslan Rai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noce Suhastra kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ari Piliang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Rai, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Kitam Kooth might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonard Barus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kitam Kooth ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of PSM Pusipusi booed when R.SnK.P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rochy Guci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruslan Rai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 43rd match minute, R.SnK.P was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noce Suhastra to maneuver through the defense. Jakob Panjaitan struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ari Piliang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PSM Pusipusi.

Ruslan Rai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ari Piliang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of PSM Pusipusi booed when R.SnK.P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noce Suhastra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonard Barus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbie Sugendo in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 66th minute Ruslan Rai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Piliang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruslan Rai during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th match minute, PSM Pusipusi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Rai to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Robbie Sugendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Barus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PSM Pusipusi's Leonard Barus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kitam Kooth in the 87th minute of play. Robbie Sugendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Leonard Barus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. R.SnK.P made a substitution. Adith Ketaren replaced Ade Mainaky. In the 94th minute, Kitam Kooth 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. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the PSM Pusipusi players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.