League Play-Off

Loatam Stadion
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. Cecep Haryanto started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Loatam FC's Elie Karo-karo stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Donny Yarman stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Kiruru of the goal. Elie Karo-karo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 12thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Donny Yarman would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Boy Sinambela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hendrawan Guci, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Kiruru's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Cecep Haryanto scored to the left of an out of position Donny Yarman, making the score, 1-1. When Zulfikri Arbi fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kiruru's protests and gave Zulfikri Arbi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Loatam FC booed when Kiruru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zulfikri Arbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cecep Haryanto in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donny Yarman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 26 minutes, Elie Karo-karo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loatam FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elie Karo-karo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kiruru's Hendrawan Guci got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Donny Yarman made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Elie Karo-karo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Kiruru's zone, Cecep Haryanto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donny Yarman came out of the goal and Cecep Haryanto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42 played minutes Kiruru got a freekick which was hit by Joko Ie. When Cecep Haryanto came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Loatam 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 Cecep Haryanto couldn't finish the play. Cecep Haryanto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Donny Yarman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferry Kaban was the one to do the kick off. Elie Karo-karo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Donny Yarman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78thth minute of the game Ferry Kaban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loatam FC's Boy Sinambela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Ferry Kaban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kiruru's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferry Kaban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boy Sinambela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cecep Haryanto in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donny Yarman saved Kiruru from getting behind. In the 83rd minute, Elie Karo-karo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boy Sinambela made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Hendrawan Guci sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Loatam FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Adith Hidayat hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Kiruru's Joko Ie tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ferry Kaban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boy Sinambela having to interfere. The Loatam FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kiruru's performance. The match ended with a win for Kiruru.