League Play-Off

BUKIN JALIL
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rabun Arbi got the match started through his kick off. When Ricky Kusumah fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PSS Bleue's protests and gave Ricky Kusumah a yellow card for diving instead. Ricky Kusumah hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Dewa Prima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heri Simamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Djati Romatua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Darius Perangin-angin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When PSS Bleue's Rabun Arbi in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marok's goalie prevented a goal. PSS Bleue's Darius Perangin-angin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hastomo Sitorus in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Djati Romatua in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darius Perangin-angin saved PSS Bleue from getting behind. After 28 played minutes PSS Bleue got a freekick which was hit by Sigit Sitorus. If Hastomo Sitorus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darius Perangin-angin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djati Romatua in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Rabun Arbi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marok's Heri Simamora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marok's Djati Romatua got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 41 minutes, Kia Sugendo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PSS Bleue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kia Sugendo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Awalludin Sarwanto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marok's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PSS Bleue the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Awalludin Sarwanto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Darius Perangin-angin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djati Romatua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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. Djati Romatua was the one to do the kick off. Marok's Heri Simamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kia Sugendo in the 51st minute of play. Rabun Arbi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heri Simamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. After 59 played minutes PSS Bleue got a freekick which was hit by Firdaus Fitriansyah. Sigit Sitorus charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sigit Sitorus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes PSS Bleue got a freekick which was hit by Sigit Sitorus. Henry Karo-karo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Darius Perangin-angin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to PSS Bleue getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Firdaus Fitriansyah hit a great ball. With his leg Darius Perangin-angin managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Marok's Hastomo Sitorus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 70 minutes PSS Bleue's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Henry Karo-karo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Marok's Henry Karo-karo to fire away a dangerous shot which Darius Perangin-angin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 76th match minute, Marok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Budikusuma to maneuver through the defense. Darius Perangin-angin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Awalludin Sarwanto in the 88th minute of play. After 90 minutes PSS Bleue's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Henry Karo-karo who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in PSS Bleue's zone, Djati Romatua stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darius Perangin-angin came out of the goal and Djati Romatua tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.