League Play-Off

Kedungwonco Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hardy Karo-karo got the match started through his kick off. Firdaus Guci charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Firdaus Guci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the game, Lelo Kaban was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PSM Kedungwonco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Waeken the free kick. After 5 played minutes PSM Kedungwonco got a freekick which was hit by Lelo Kaban. Hendrawan Haryanto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiar Prima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hendrawan Haryanto made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Dian Kaban sent off a good shot on target. Hardy Karo-karo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Hendrawan Sarwanto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiar Prima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hardy Karo-karo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Hendrawan Sarwanto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tiar Prima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hendrawan Haryanto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiar Prima's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Waeken's zone, Tiar Prima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hendrawan Haryanto came out of the goal and Tiar Prima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uum Sipayung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Hardy Karo-karo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Waeken 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 Hardy Karo-karo couldn't finish the play. Uum Sipayung struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Hendrawan Sarwanto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Waeken. Fadh Haryanto kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Waeken's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Aswin came free, but Hendrawan Haryanto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiar Prima was the one to do the kick off. Dian Kaban struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Hendrawan Haryanto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PSM Kedungwonco. After some careless play in the Waeken defense, Dian Kaban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hendrawan Haryanto. The Waeken fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hendrawan Haryanto should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute, Dian Kaban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PSM Kedungwonco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 65th minute, Waeken's Hardy Karo-karo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. If Tiar Prima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waeken's Hendrawan Haryanto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dian Kaban in the 76th minute of play. Firdaus Barus charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Firdaus Barus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mahadi Reza hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Tiar Prima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hendrawan Haryanto having to interfere. There was no doubt that PSM Kedungwonco were the better team. PSM Kedungwonco's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.