League Play-Off

Pabewaran
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eboy Cahyono Putro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Berai FC's Lelo Tarigan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Berai FC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 5 minutes, Ricky Febrian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PSP Pabewaran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricky Febrian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Eboy Cahyono Putro managed to get in a good position for a shot. PSP Pabewaran's supporters rose to their feet, but Eboy Cahyono Putro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lelo Tarigan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17th minute, Paijo Mainaky left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Berai FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Kitam Sinambela came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Berai 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 Kitam Sinambela couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Eboy Cahyono Putro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lelo Tarigan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricky Febrian struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Lelo Tarigan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PSP Pabewaran. Eboy Cahyono Putro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Tarigan having to interfere. Eboy Cahyono Putro might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lelo Tarigan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eboy Cahyono Putro ran back to his position shaking his head. Rexy Ramadhonna kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th match minute, Berai FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eboy Hans to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kitam Sinambela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Berai FC booed when PSP Pabewaran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Sipayung didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lelo Tarigan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eboy Cahyono Putro, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the Berai FC defense, Eboy Cahyono Putro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lelo Tarigan. The Berai FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lelo Tarigan should have stopped the shot. Eboy Cahyono Putro's late challenge caught a Berai FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eboy Cahyono Putro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, Eboy Cahyono Putro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lelo Tarigan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Febrian in the 83rd minute of play. When Reynaldo Sipayung came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the PSP Pabewaran 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 Reynaldo Sipayung couldn't finish the play. After 91 minutes, Eboy Hans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Berai FC and the PSP Pabewaran players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Berai FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eboy Hans to maneuver through the defense. Eboy Cahyono Putro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lelo Tarigan having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eboy Cahyono Putro in the 97th minute of play forced Berai FC's goalkeeper Lelo Tarigan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PSP Pabewaran were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.