League Play-Off

Alexandria Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rexy Papara made the kick off which started today's match. When Pasha Suryata fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Sukadana's protests and gave Pasha Suryata a yellow card for diving instead. 3 minutes into the game, one of FC Sukadana:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Khusnul Mahayasa walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 6th minute Gungun Kapisa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Usep Kotto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ponirin Waluyo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Firdaus Gutawa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Usep Kotto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gungun Kapisa's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. When FC Sukadana's Rexy Papara, in the 20th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC Sukadana. After a defensive mix-up in FC Sukadana's zone, Gungun Kapisa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Usep Kotto came out of the goal and Gungun Kapisa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ponirin Waluyo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Firdaus Gutawa made a huge save. After 33 minutes of play Mungkulande FC's Gery Iskandardinata was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Gery Iskandardinata hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Rexy Papara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Usep Iqbal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39thth minute of the game Arbud Siahaya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Sukadana's Usep Kotto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arbud Siahaya made the kick off in the second half. Ponirin Waluyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Firdaus Gutawa having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Usep Iqbal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Usep Kotto. That made the score 1-1 in the 54 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mungkulande FC's Sansan Dandy got a free kick in the 57th minute. Rexy Papara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Firdaus Gutawa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Otong Maruanaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Sukadana's supporters rose to their feet, but Otong Maruanaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Firdaus Gutawa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the game, one of Mungkulande FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Firdaus Gutawa went to the wrong direction when Pasha Suryata was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Arbud Siahaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Usep Kotto made a huge save. Arbud Siahaya took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Usep Kotto. Usep Kotto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A collision led to FC Sukadana getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. I Ketut Supriono hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mungkulande FC's zone, Rexy Papara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Firdaus Gutawa came out of the goal and Rexy Papara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC Sukadana booed when Mungkulande FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Usep Iqbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pasha Suryata, 100 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. Mungkulande FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.