League Play-Off

Aboot
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bogfenten's Yusuf Wijayanto 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 20 played minutes Bogfenten got a freekick which was hit by Alvin Kiswanto. Donald Ardianto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafli Hadikusuma having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albert Adrianto during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 30 minutes into the game, one of Bogfenten:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dimas Sephtianda shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Donald Ardianto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafli Hadikusuma having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heru Himawan during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bogfenten's Heru Himawan got a free kick in the 37th minute. Parlin Rungkat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Rafli Hadikusuma made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as PSB Aboot's Syahrul Piliang slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rafli Hadikusuma. That made the score 1-0 after 40 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donald Ardianto during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to PSB Aboot getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Donald Ardianto hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Syahrul Piliang to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yusuf Wijayanto in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fachri Idris saved PSB Aboot from getting behind. Julianda Arnawa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Fachri Idris skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Yusuf Wijayanto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 64 minutes, Bintang Rosada mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PSB Aboot and the Bogfenten players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bogfenten's Rasyid Supendi got a free kick in the 67th minute. Syahrul Piliang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafli Hadikusuma having to interfere. Bogfenten's Yusuf Wijayanto got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind PSB Aboot's goalkeeper Fachri Idris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 minutes, Parlin Rungkat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PSB Aboot and the Bogfenten players grew even worse after the yellow card. Parlin Rungkat hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When Julianda Arnawa came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Bogfenten 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 Julianda Arnawa couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the match, PSB Aboot's goalkeeper Fachri Idris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julianda Arnawa. With a little luck, PSB Aboot's Fachri Idris got control of the ball when Julianda Arnawa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Parlin Rungkat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. PSB Aboot's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.