League Play-Off

Ngadjum Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) PSS Unggae's Muchlas Nyakmad 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. After 6 minutes, Tubagus Argadinata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PSS Unggae and the Ngadjum FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 12 minutes, Diding Batubara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PSS Unggae's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diding Batubara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fachri Sudarman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Sungkawa having to interfere. Ijong Tirtayasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to PSS Unggae getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ijong Wahono hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 23rd minute by Fachri Sudarman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 26 minutes into the match, PSS Unggae's goalkeeper Daniel Sungkawa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Irfan Burnama. With a little luck, PSS Unggae's Daniel Sungkawa got control of the ball when Fachri Sudarman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniel Sungkawa made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Irfan Burnama sent off a good shot on target. Diding Batubara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Oding Syamsuddn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ijong Tirtayasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Sungkawa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 49th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ijong Tirtayasa made a kick off. Diding Batubara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ngadjum FC's Irfan Burnama got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 60th match minute, PSS Unggae was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Muchlas Nyakmad to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 65 minutes, Ijong Tirtayasa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ngadjum FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ijong Tirtayasa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ngadjum FC's Ijong Tirtayasa in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PSS Unggae's goalie prevented a goal. Daniel Sungkawa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fachri Sudarman in the 72nd minute of play. Ijong Tirtayasa succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. The audience was convinced that Ijong Tirtayasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Sungkawa was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Diding Batubara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oding Syamsuddn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Muchlas Nyakmad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oding Syamsuddn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Muchlas Nyakmad's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute of the match Musa Simbara shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Sungkawa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ngadjum FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while PSS Unggae had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.