League Play-Off

Tembolon Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Firdaus Arbi started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, PSM Tembolon's Kia Akmal threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ricky Pane, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adith Rai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Robbie Dermawan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Panjung was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dewa Simanungkalit to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Firdaus Arbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbie Dermawan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Firdaus Arbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Robbie Dermawan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to PSM Tembolon getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bento Dermawan hit a great ball. Robbie Dermawan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adith Rai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PSM Tembolon's Robbie Dermawan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Firdaus Arbi in the 38th minute of play. Robbie Dermawan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Firdaus Arbi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. PSM Tembolon's Robbie Dermawan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adith Rai in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricky Pane was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes in the game, Firdaus Arbi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Robbie Dermawan having to interfere. Adith Rai succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 54th playminute. Adith Rai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adith Rai got free with Robbie Dermawan in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adith Rai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Robbie Dermawan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adith Rai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Dermawan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Firdaus Arbi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbie Dermawan was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. PSM Tembolon's Robbie Dermawan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save PSM Tembolon from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Panjung getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ferry Hidayat hit a great ball. Panjung's Kia Akmal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Pane in the 75th minute of play. After 79 played minutes PSM Tembolon got a freekick which was hit by Bento Dermawan. Robbie Dermawan made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Adith Rai sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 83 minutes, Firdaus Arbi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panjung's supporters crossed their fingers, but Firdaus Arbi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the game, Romi Ridliwan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PSM Tembolon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Panjung the free kick. Adith Rai struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Robbie Dermawan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panjung. If Firdaus Arbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Panjung's zone, Ricky Pane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kia Akmal came out of the goal and Ricky Pane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Panjung walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.