League Play-Off

Pangian
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bento Kooth kicked off to start the match. Taufik Ridliwan's late challenge caught a Pangian's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taufik Ridliwan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Watoekerere's Taufik Ridliwan got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ruslan Aswin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Fadhly Tarigan made a huge save. In the 7th minute Jojo Sarwanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Idris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th 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. Fadhly Tarigan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 10 played minutes Watoekerere got a freekick which was hit by Gendo Budiarto. Ruslan Aswin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 14 played minutes Watoekerere got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Ketaren. In the 15th minute, Yahya Pane fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fadhly Tarigan, passed just outside the right post. Yahya Pane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Fadhly Tarigan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yahya Pane in the 21st minute of play forced Watoekerere's goalkeeper Fadhly Tarigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Fadhly Tarigan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Yahya Pane in the 23rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Yahya Pane came up free with the goalie in the 27th 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. In the 32nd minute Bento Kooth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Idris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Watoekerere's goalkeeper Fadhly Tarigan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Pangian's Yahya Pane ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fadhly Tarigan. Fadhly Tarigan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Yahya Pane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ruslan Aswin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yahya Pane was the one to do the kick off. Yahya Pane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadhly Tarigan having to interfere. In the 60th minute, one of Watoekerere:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Watoekerere. The referee gave Pangian a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ruslan Aswin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Watoekerere's Fadhly Tarigan. 2-0. Pangian's Yahya Pane got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ruslan Aswin took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fadhly Tarigan. Fadhly Tarigan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 70 minutes into the game, Pangian's Yahya Pane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fadhly Tarigan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 75th minute, Ruslan Aswin made a precise shot to the right of Fadhly Tarigan. Watoekerere's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Leonard Idris was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Leonard Ketaren. 81 minutes into the game, Jojo Sarwanto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Watoekerere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pangian the free kick. In the 81st minute, Jojo Sarwanto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Yahya Pane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pangian fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Yahya Pane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruslan Aswin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.