League Play-Off

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gofar Pohan started the match with the kick off. Diego Mero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gofar Pohan in the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kranji Crunchy's zone, Zheng Rong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aras Sophian came out of the goal and Zheng Rong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the game, Gofar Pohan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Diego Mero. Gofar Pohan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Diego Mero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jojon Sopandi, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Diego Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gofar Pohan in the 18th minute of play. Forever Young's Diego Mero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Forever Young from getting a goal against them. Elfonda Astrajingga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Aras Sophian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diego Mero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gofar Pohan in the 26th minute. Aras Sophian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Rong in the 28th minute of play. Zheng Rong scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aras Sophian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diego Mero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Barbosu in the 31st minute. Gofar Pohan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Diego Mero 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Zheng Rong made a precise shot to the right of Aras Sophian. Kranji Crunchy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cahya Pandiangan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Aras Sophian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filip Barbosu got free with Diego Mero in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Forever Young's Diego Mero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Forever Young from getting a goal against them. Bule Amin hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Zheng Rong made the kick off in the second half. Kranji Crunchy's Aras Sophian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Rong in the 50th minute of play. Aras Sophian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zheng Rong went, in the 50th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Filip Barbosu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Mero having to interfere. Diego Mero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Barbosu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Aras Sophian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zheng Rong in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute Forever Young were awarded a corner. Cahya Pandiangan went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Forever Young's corner Cahya Pandiangan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aras Sophian quite easily take care of the ball. Diego Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gofar Pohan in the 74th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Kranji Crunchy got a freekick which was hit by Filip Barbosu. Forever Young made a substitution. Willy Rais replaced Cahya Pandiangan. In the 79th minute, Filip Barbosu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Bengt-Arne Bäckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gofar Pohan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Forever Young's Diego Mero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demas Tarusbawa in the 90th minute of play. The Kranji Crunchy manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Forever Young to win.