League Play-Off

Rakwa Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anthony Nerre made the kick off and thus started the match. I Gde Mahendra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. I Gde Mahendra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rexy Lumbanraja having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Alatas in the 8th minute of play forced Slawj's goalkeeper Rexy Lumbanraja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Zakaria Alatas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rexy Lumbanraja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slawj's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Anthony Nerre was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Yaya Kartawidjaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ardy Puang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Zakaria Alatas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rexy Lumbanraja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andi Saiman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Slawj's Rexy Lumbanraja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Slawj from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Slawj's Sopian Feryanto got a free kick in the 35th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when I Gde Mahendra got free with Rexy Lumbanraja in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Yaya Kartawidjaja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slawj fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Utha Saptaji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rexy Lumbanraja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 49 minutes into the match, Slawj's goalkeeper Rexy Lumbanraja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by I Gde Mahendra. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zakaria Alatas was the one to do the kick off. Ardy Puang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Nerre, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, PSI Rakwa's Ardy Puang got control of the ball when Yaya Kartawidjaja tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Nerre in the 60th minute of play forced PSI Rakwa's goalkeeper Ardy Puang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zakaria Alatas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rexy Lumbanraja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66thth minute of the game Zakaria Alatas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slawj's Rexy Lumbanraja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Anthony Nerre recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ardy Puang. Anthony Nerre showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Slawj's Rexy Lumbanraja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zakaria Alatas in the 91st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers I Gde Mahendra in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rexy Lumbanraja saved Slawj from getting behind. Zakaria Alatas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rexy Lumbanraja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Slawj eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.