League Play-Off

Serra
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Leonard Tarigan started the match with the kick off. Iswadi Sembiring fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Guci having to interfere. After having played for 10 minutes, Ricky Sinulingga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PSS Serra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricky Sinulingga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Critters FC's goalkeeper Steve Guci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romi Waluyo. Steve Guci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Tarigan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ricky Sinulingga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Steve Guci made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky Sinulingga in the 21st minute of play forced PSS Serra's goalkeeper Andre Guci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Leonard Tarigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steve Guci made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Ricky Sinulingga sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Porman Barus in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andre Guci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Leonard Tarigan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Steve Guci to make any attempt to save it. 35 minutes into the match, Critters FC's goal looked a bit too open when Romi Waluyo came free, but Steve Guci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steve Guci was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leonard Tarigan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 40th minute, Donnie Guci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Porman Barus scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andre Guci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Steve Guci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricky Sinulingga in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Porman Barus made a kick off. If Donny Bangun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricky Sinulingga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Steve Guci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Porman Barus got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Steve Guci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Sinulingga in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match Henry Aswin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Steve Guci skillfully saved the ball. Steve Guci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Tarigan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Iswadi Sembiring was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Critters FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in PSS Serra's zone, Ricky Sinulingga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andre Guci came out of the goal and Ricky Sinulingga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leonard Tarigan's late challenge caught a Critters FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonard Tarigan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PSS Serra getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Leonard Tarigan hit a great ball. When Porman Barus came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Critters 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 Porman Barus couldn't finish the play. Ricky Sinulingga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Steve Guci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Tarigan in the 90th minute of play forced Critters FC's goalkeeper Steve Guci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Critters FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented PSS Serra from taking control. The game ends in a draw.