League Play-Off

Pekotaan
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eboy Sarwanto made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Jamburlabu FC's Ruslan Hidayat got a free kick in the 5th minute. Pekotaan FC's Heri Sinuhaji shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lelo Martin but with some difficulty. After having played for 8 minutes, Andi Guci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jamburlabu FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andi Guci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Donnie Alexander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Martin having to interfere. When Andra Sinambela came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Pekotaan 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 Andra Sinambela couldn't finish the play. Andra Sinambela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Martin having to interfere. After 18th play minutes Donnie Alexander shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Lelo Martin and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andi Guci in the 21st minute of play forced Pekotaan FC's goalkeeper Ichwan Akmal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Jamburlabu FC booed when Pekotaan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ari Pane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pekotaan FC's Ichwan Akmal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eboy Sarwanto in the 23rd minute of play. If Eboy Sarwanto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Jamburlabu FC booed when Pekotaan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ari Pane didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Pekotaan FC's Ari Pane got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Elie Martin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ichwan Akmal skillfully saved the ball. Ari Pane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Martin having to interfere. When Andra Sinambela fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pekotaan FC's protests and gave Andra Sinambela a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th match minute, Pekotaan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andra Sinambela to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Pekotaan FC's zone, Andi Guci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ichwan Akmal came out of the goal and Andi Guci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Andra Sinambela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pekotaan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andra Sinambela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lelo Martin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iswadi Tarigan's late challenge caught a Pekotaan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iswadi Tarigan helped the player get up and apologised.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andra Sinambela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Andi Guci came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Jamburlabu 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 Andi Guci couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Jamburlabu FC booed when Pekotaan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dewa Budikusuma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Eboy Sarwanto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jamburlabu FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eboy Sarwanto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute Donnie Alexander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lelo Martin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donnie Alexander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Martin having to interfere. Lelo Martin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donnie Alexander, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Eboy Sarwanto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ichwan Akmal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uum Subagdja hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Jamburlabu FC's Elie Martin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lelo Martin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donnie Alexander in the 79th minute of the match. Ichwan Akmal was a little too slow when Eboy Sarwanto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-1. If Donnie Alexander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andra Sinambela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lelo Martin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Ichwan Akmal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eboy Sarwanto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 97th minute of the match Uum Chaniago completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Uum Chaniago a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 98th minute, Uum Chaniago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.