League Play-Off

BIRTH
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FONGIE's Stevanus Prakoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. FONGIE's Leysus Himawan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 3rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When FONGIE's Stevanus Prakoso in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sukodono FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Sukodono FC's Daeng Nadeak got control of the ball when Leysus Himawan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevanus Prakoso in the 12th minute of play forced Sukodono FC's goalkeeper Daeng Nadeak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FONGIE's Tintus Sarwono was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Daeng Nadeak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevanus Prakoso in the 15th minute of play forced Sukodono FC's goalkeeper Daeng Nadeak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leysus Himawan got free with Daeng Nadeak in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th match minute, Sukodono FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Sungkawa to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Stevanus Prakoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daeng Nadeak was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22nd match minute, Sukodono FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigit Said to maneuver through the defense. After 23 minutes, Leysus Himawan made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sukodono FC's Daeng Nadeak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute, Syauqi Priyatno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sukodono FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Stevanus Prakoso scored to the left of an out of position Daeng Nadeak, making the score, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Stevanus Prakoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. FONGIE's supporters rose to their feet, but Stevanus Prakoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daeng Nadeak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daeng Nadeak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stevanus Prakoso showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 36 minute of play. Syauqi Priyatno hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Leysus Himawan notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Sukodono FC's Daeng Nadeak. Daeng Nadeak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Syauqi Priyatno made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Sukodono FC's Yesayas Bangun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gandung Rahardjo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leysus Himawan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Daeng Nadeak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, FONGIE's Leysus Himawan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daeng Nadeak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Leysus Himawan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daeng Nadeak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stevanus Prakoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes Sukodono FC got a freekick which was hit by Sentot Yudhoyono. Daeng Nadeak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tintus Sarwono, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Tommy Irwansyah sped through Sukodono FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Daeng Nadeak. Daeng Nadeak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leysus Himawan in the 80th minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Tommy Irwansyah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FONGIE and the Sukodono FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tommy Irwansyah was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, FONGIE's Tommy Irwansyah got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, FONGIE's goalkeeper Gandung Rahardjo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yesayas Bangun. After a rather tough play, FONGIE's Danu Mangkulangit got a free kick in the 85th minute. Daeng Nadeak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leysus Himawan in the 87th minute of the match. Daeng Nadeak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Engkos Waroka, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Leysus Himawan struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Daeng Nadeak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FONGIE. In the 91st minute, Danu Mangkulangit got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leysus Himawan in the 92nd minute of play forced Sukodono FC's goalkeeper Daeng Nadeak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leysus Himawan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daeng Nadeak having to interfere. There was no doubt that FONGIE were the better team. FONGIE's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.