League Play-Off

Baloek Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dewa Haryanto made the kick off which started today's match. Donnie Guci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dewa Haryanto in the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to Baloek FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ade Romatua hit a great ball. Rochy Muchtaji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donnie Guci having to interfere. Donnie Guci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dewa Haryanto in the 7th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Rochy Muchtaji had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donnie Guci. Baloek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rochy Muchtaji was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dewa Haryanto might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donnie Guci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dewa Haryanto ran back to his position shaking his head. When Fadh Alexander fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Baloek FC's protests and gave Fadh Alexander a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Baloek FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Fadh Alexander hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rochy Muchtaji in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donnie Guci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ade Yarman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hendrawan Mainaky in the 37th minute of the match. Jojo Sinulingga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ade Yarman having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hendrawan Mainaky made a kick off. Rantobatang FC's Ade Yarman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hendrawan Mainaky in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Jojo Sinulingga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ade Yarman. Rantobatang FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jojo Sinulingga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 61st minute of the match Lelo Muchtaji shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Donnie Guci showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Hendrawan Mainaky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Jojo Sinulingga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ade Yarman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dewa Haryanto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Donnie Guci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donnie Guci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dewa Haryanto in the 77th minute of the match. Jojo Sinulingga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ade Yarman having to interfere. After 84 minutes of play, Baloek FC's Ade Romatua made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ade Yarman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Baloek FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rochy Muchtaji fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Dewa Haryanto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Donnie Guci. That made the score 2-2 in the 91 minute of play. The supporters of Rantobatang FC booed when Baloek FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bento Haryanto-Ie didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Bento Haryanto-Ie was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Baloek FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rantobatang FC the free kick. In the 96th minute, Bento Haryanto-Ie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.