League Play-Off

Sagaranten
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sandada's Dewa Sipayung 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dewa Sipayung in the 8th minute of play forced PSP Sagaranten's goalkeeper Candra Martin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Ari Waluyo 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. Dewa Sipayung succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 15th minute, Dewa Sipayung ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Candra Martin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Romi Ramadhonna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulfikri Bangun in the 17th minute. After 24 minutes, Andra Panjaitan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandada and the PSP Sagaranten players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sandada fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! Robbie Ketaren in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Romi Ramadhonna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 1-3 became the score in the 32nd minute when Ari Waluyo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sandada's Hendrawan Guchi got a free kick in the 35th minute. 43 minutes into the match, PSP Sagaranten's Robbie Ketaren sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romi Ramadhonna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Sandada's Romi Ramadhonna got control of the ball when Robbie Ketaren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Candra Martin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dewa Sipayung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Sandada were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Zulfikri Bangun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romi Ramadhonna having to interfere. In the 61st minute Zulfikri Bangun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romi Ramadhonna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Zulfikri Bangun put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Romi Ramadhonna. 70 minutes into the match, Ari Waluyo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Candra Martin. PSP Sagaranten's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ari Waluyo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. A collision led to PSP Sagaranten getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Yahya Hidayat hit a great ball. Candra Martin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dewa Sipayung's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. When Sandada's Dewa Sipayung in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PSP Sagaranten's goalie prevented a goal. Romi Ramadhonna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robbie Ketaren in the 79th minute of play. Robbie Ketaren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romi Ramadhonna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulfikri Bangun, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Candra Martin was a little too slow when Dewa Sipayung got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 2-5. The PSP Sagaranten fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sandada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.