League Play-Off

Samako Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kemengar's Gendo Prima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Dede Budiarto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yahya Sinulingga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry Haryanto-Ie having to interfere. After 10 minutes of play, Kemengar's Yahya Sinulingga made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Haryanto-Ie was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 12 played minutes Kemengar got a freekick which was hit by Dede Budiarto. Pandapotan Cahyono Putro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry Haryanto-Ie having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Gendo Prima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kemengar's supporters rose to their feet, but Gendo Prima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henry Haryanto-Ie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tiar Piliang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Iswadi Guci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kemengar fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Samako FC a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sigit Yarman, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kemengar's Iswadi Guci. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Firdaus Mainaky's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iswadi Guci was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Pandapotan Cahyono Putro hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes of play, Kemengar's Dede Budiarto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henry Haryanto-Ie was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Firdaus Mainaky made a kick off. Kemengar's Yahya Sinulingga got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kemengar's zone, Firdaus Mainaky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iswadi Guci came out of the goal and Firdaus Mainaky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Romi Cahyono Putro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 played minutes Samako FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Wijaya. With a little luck, Samako FC's Henry Haryanto-Ie got control of the ball when Yahya Sinulingga tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Samako FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gendo Prima came free, but Henry Haryanto-Ie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Samako FC's goalkeeper Henry Haryanto-Ie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yahya Sinulingga. Tiar Piliang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Iswadi Guci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kemengar's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.