League Play-Off

Pangian
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yahya Pane started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Leonard Sipayung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uum Sinuraya in the 8th minute of play forced Pangian's goalkeeper Leonard Idris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pangian's Yahya Pane got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 20 played minutes Pangian got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Aswin. In the 21stth minute of the game Uum Sinuraya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pangian's Leonard Idris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leonard Idris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Sipayung in the 23rd minute of play. If Yahya Pane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pangian's Ruslan Aswin got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Batupayung getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Haryanto Waluyo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Nasum Yarman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leonard Sipayung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Yahya Pane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fery Sembiring took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruslan Aswin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonard Sipayung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Idris having to interfere. Yahya Pane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fery Sembiring having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Budi Muchtaji was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pangian's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Batupayung the free kick. In the 48th minute, Leonard Sipayung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonard Sipayung to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Ruslan Aswin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pangian's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruslan Aswin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fery Sembiring breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Pangian getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Budi Muchtaji hit a great ball. Leonard Idris was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Leonard Sipayung capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leonard Sipayung really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. If Yahya Pane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batupayung's Fery Sembiring played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruslan Aswin in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Pangian was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Budi Muchtaji to maneuver through the defense. Fery Sembiring showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Aswin, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Porman Kusumah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, Pangian was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasum Yarman to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Romi Akmal in the 78th minute really tested Leonard Idris's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Fery Sembiring made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yahya Pane in the 82nd minute of play. Porman Kusumah kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85thth minute of the game Leonard Sipayung who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pangian's Leonard Idris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Batupayung's zone, Yahya Pane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fery Sembiring came out of the goal and Yahya Pane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ruslan Aswin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fery Sembiring was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. If Yahya Pane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uum Sinuraya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Leonard Idris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Yahya Pane came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Pangian 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 Yahya Pane couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Pangian lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.