League Play-Off

Sloengkep Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zakaria Sodikin made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Sloengkep was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oddie Budiono to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 6 minutes, I Ketut Meringgi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sloengkep's supporters crossed their fingers, but I Ketut Meringgi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kamarudin Sahuleka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Saul Utomo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sloengkep's Saul Utomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakaria Sodikin in the 13th minute of play. Dodi Pangestu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 18th match minute, Rancadaleg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by I Putu Soesilo to maneuver through the defense. When Kamarudin Sahuleka came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Rancadaleg 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 Kamarudin Sahuleka couldn't finish the play. Darto Haryanto Ie hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The Rancadaleg fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Rancadaleg's Kamarudin Sahuleka looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. I Putu Soesilo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Arief Abidin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from I Ketut Meringgi in the 35th minute of play. I Ketut Meringgi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arief Abidin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. I Ketut Meringgi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arief Abidin having to interfere. Sloengkep's Bobby Damara got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Kamarudin Sahuleka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rancadaleg's supporters rose to their feet, but Kamarudin Sahuleka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Utomo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rancadaleg's Zakaria Sodikin got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Sloengkep players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rancadaleg were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when I Ketut Meringgi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arief Abidin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from I Ketut Meringgi in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by I Ketut Meringgi in the 54th minute of play forced Rancadaleg's goalkeeper Arief Abidin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rancadaleg's Arief Abidin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Tambunan in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 61 minutes, I Ketut Meringgi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sloengkep's supporters crossed their fingers, but I Ketut Meringgi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zakaria Sodikin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Saul Utomo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Bobby Damara came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Sloengkep 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 Bobby Damara couldn't finish the play. I Ketut Meringgi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 77 minutes, I Ketut Meringgi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sloengkep's supporters crossed their fingers, but I Ketut Meringgi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 82 played minutes Rancadaleg got a freekick which was hit by I Putu Soesilo. After 84 minutes of play, Sloengkep's Bobby Damara made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arief Abidin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rancadaleg's Kamarudin Sahuleka got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. I Putu Soesilo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Utomo having to interfere. A collision led to Rancadaleg getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Kamarudin Sahuleka hit a great ball. Arief Abidin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobby Damara, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. If Bobby Damara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Rancadaleg's Djalil Latuperisa got a free kick in the 96th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.