League Play-Off

Njadin
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vincentius Eiboy started the match with the kick off. Wendy Yuwono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincentius Eiboy in the 8th minute of the match. Nurcholish Daryana might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tukul Suharyadi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nurcholish Daryana ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Njadin's Nurcholish Daryana got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Aga Poesponegoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wendy Yuwono was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 20th match minute, Octopyrcess United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Duaramuri to maneuver through the defense. Aan Simanjuntak, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nurcholish Daryana's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tukul Suharyadi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Wendy Yuwono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincentius Eiboy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jojon Juandi during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Jojon Juandi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Duaramuri charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emil Duaramuri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nurcholish Daryana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tukul Suharyadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Njadin players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Octopyrcess United were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Junaedi Suhastra to make the kick off. Octopyrcess United's Tukul Suharyadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Junaedi Suhastra in the 53rd minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Junaedi Suhastra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Njadin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Junaedi Suhastra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tukul Suharyadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nurcholish Daryana in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Octopyrcess United getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Uu Haruman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurcholish Daryana in the 61st minute of play forced Octopyrcess United's goalkeeper Tukul Suharyadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Emil Duaramuri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Junaedi Suhastra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Njadin's supporters rose to their feet, but Junaedi Suhastra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tukul Suharyadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Junaedi Suhastra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tukul Suharyadi was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Vincentius Eiboy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 70 played minutes Njadin got a freekick which was hit by Ujang Feryanto. A hard shot 73 in the game by Aga Poesponegoro from a close distance when the talented Wendy Yuwono managed to make a qualified save. Njadin's players were relieved. Tukul Suharyadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurcholish Daryana in the 77th minute of the match. Aga Poesponegoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tukul Suharyadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Junaedi Suhastra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tukul Suharyadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nurcholish Daryana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Njadin's Junaedi Suhastra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tukul Suharyadi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Octopyrcess United's Tukul Suharyadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Junaedi Suhastra in the 96th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.