League Play-Off

Waraoe
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leonard Ridliwan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waraoe's Steve Alexander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Ridliwan in the 16th minute of play. Patukangan's Leonard Ridliwan got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Waraoe getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Kitam Mainaky hit a great ball. Leonard Ridliwan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Steve Alexander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Wahyu Simamora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonard Ridliwan might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steve Alexander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonard Ridliwan ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Patukangan getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ruslan Priyatno hit a great ball. A collision led to Waraoe getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Nasum Arbi hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Nasum Arbi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Porman Subagdja. Patukangan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nasum Arbi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Porman Subagdja was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Paijo Sugendo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paijo Sugendo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonard Ridliwan was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Leonard Ridliwan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patukangan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Ridliwan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 58 minutes, Paijo Sugendo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Waraoe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paijo Sugendo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ruslan Priyatno fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Patukangan's protests and gave Ruslan Priyatno a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Ruslan Priyatno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Paijo Sugendo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Waraoe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Patukangan the free kick. After a rather tough play, Waraoe's Paijo Sugendo got a free kick in the 64th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Waraoe's Paijo Sugendo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Porman Subagdja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paijo Sugendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Andre Fitriansyah suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Martin Sipayung's late challenge caught a Waraoe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Sipayung helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Waraoe booed when Patukangan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Sipayung didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nasum Arbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Porman Subagdja having to interfere. Nasum Arbi might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Porman Subagdja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nasum Arbi ran back to his position shaking his head. Wahyu Simamora recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Leonard Ridliwan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Wahyu Simamora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Patukangan players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Waraoe.