League Play-Off

Faturei
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hatoengoen's Boy Mulia 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. 3 minutes into the match, Boy Mulia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hastomo Waluyo. Faturei FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boy Mulia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sipiongot Ketaren hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Bento Martin from long distance, 12 minutes into the match, got Elie Muchtaji's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Henry Simamora came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Faturei 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 Henry Simamora couldn't finish the play. After 15 minutes, Alan Panjaitan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hatoengoen and the Faturei FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Faturei FC booed when Hatoengoen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Panjaitan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Simamora in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elie Muchtaji saved Hatoengoen from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Elie Muchtaji successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Steve Dermawan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Steve Dermawan came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Faturei 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 Steve Dermawan couldn't finish the play. After 28 minutes, Steve Dermawan made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hatoengoen's Elie Muchtaji tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sipiongot Ketaren hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Bento Martin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elie Muchtaji. Hatoengoen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 34 played minutes Faturei FC got a freekick which was hit by Zulfikar Fitriansyah. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 52nd minute, Henry Simamora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Faturei FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Lelo Priyatno kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Boy Mulia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatoengoen's supporters rose to their feet, but Boy Mulia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hastomo Waluyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jojo Aswin fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hatoengoen's protests and gave Jojo Aswin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Hatoengoen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jojo Aswin to maneuver through the defense. Bento Martin, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Hastomo Waluyo made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Jojo Aswin sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the game, Steve Dermawan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Elie Muchtaji was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Henry Simamora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henry Simamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Elie Muchtaji tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Steve Dermawan in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elie Muchtaji saved Hatoengoen from getting behind. Hastomo Waluyo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rexy Guci in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Dermawan in the 96th minute of play forced Hatoengoen's goalkeeper Elie Muchtaji to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Faturei FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hatoengoen had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.