League Play-Off

Cigawli
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lelo Alexander made the kick off and thus started the match. Cigawli's Bongky Kaban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lelo Alexander in the 3rd minute of play. Lelo Alexander hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Fadhly Sinuraya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lelo Alexander came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Ntonggoe 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 Lelo Alexander couldn't finish the play. Cigawli's Bongky Kaban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lelo Alexander in the 14th minute of play. Hastomo Tarigan charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hastomo Tarigan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Hastomo Tarigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute of the match Rio Ginting shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bongky Kaban showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ruslan Subagdja charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruslan Subagdja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ntonggoe FC's Ruslan Subagdja got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ichwan Karo-karo spun around in front of the goal 32 minutes in the game and got away a good shot, but Rexy Simanungkalit grabbed the ball before it went up in top right corner. Ichwan Karo-karo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rexy Simanungkalit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Rexy Simanungkalit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ichwan Karo-karo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. Rexy Simanungkalit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ichwan Karo-karo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 43 minute of play. Rexy Simanungkalit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ichwan Karo-karo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ichwan Karo-karo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Haryanto Sinulingga's late challenge caught a Ntonggoe FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haryanto Sinulingga helped the player get up and apologised. Bongky Kaban was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Henry Akmal. 57 minutes into the game, Ntonggoe FC's Fadhly Sinuraya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bongky Kaban made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Ntonggoe FC's Rexy Simanungkalit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ichwan Karo-karo in the 61st minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Ntonggoe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ichwan Karo-karo came free, but Rexy Simanungkalit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Widodo Sinambela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rexy Simanungkalit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rexy Simanungkalit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ichwan Karo-karo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With a little luck, Cigawli's Bongky Kaban got control of the ball when Fadhly Sinuraya tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ichwan Karo-karo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Rexy Simanungkalit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ntonggoe FC booed when Cigawli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haryanto Sinulingga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Kompos Priyatno reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bongky Kaban. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 89th minute, Ichwan Karo-karo 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. The audience was convinced that Ichwan Karo-karo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rexy Simanungkalit was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Rexy Simanungkalit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Widodo Sinambela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fadhly Sinuraya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Bongky Kaban made a huge save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.