League Play-Off

Nanya Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jojo Romatua started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot by Bulsky Simamora from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Taufik Wijaya's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 6th minute, Lt.M Imran FC's Jojo Romatua ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Taufik Wijaya. Taufik Wijaya yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Andra Perangin-angin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Taufik Wijaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute of the match Dian Sinambela shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Taufik Wijaya showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Lt.M Imran FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andi Mainaky came free, but Rabun Alexander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jojo Romatua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Widodo Piliang came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Karangtani 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 Widodo Piliang couldn't finish the play. When Andi Mainaky came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Karangtani 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 Andi Mainaky couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andi Mainaky stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Taufik Wijaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jojo Romatua, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. With his leg Rabun Alexander managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Karangtani FC's Awalludin Eiboy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st minute, Andra Perangin-angin 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. In the 73rd minute of the match, Andi Mainaky tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rabun Alexander saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Awalludin Eiboy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Andi Mainaky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabun Alexander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taufik Wijaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jojo Romatua, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Widodo Piliang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rabun Alexander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Widodo Piliang fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karangtani FC's protests and gave Widodo Piliang a yellow card for diving instead. Widodo Piliang kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Tiar Panjaitan's late challenge caught a Karangtani FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tiar Panjaitan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lt.M Imran FC's Tiar Panjaitan got a free kick in the 97th minute. If Andi Mainaky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Lt.M Imran FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.