League Play-Off

Tajuk Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iswadi Tambunan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Akri Hasyim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalis Kamandanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sugih Somantri might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khalis Kamandanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sugih Somantri ran back to his position shaking his head. When Sugih Somantri came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Mighty Duck FC 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 Sugih Somantri couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Atang Prasnanto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akri Hasyim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Khalis Kamandanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Mighty Duck FC's Akri Hasyim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalis Kamandanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mighty Duck FC's Frans Witarya got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sugih Somantri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in PS Tajuk's zone, Akri Hasyim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalis Kamandanu came out of the goal and Akri Hasyim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iswadi Tambunan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atang Prasnanto struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Mandra Pulalo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PS Tajuk. Iswadi Tambunan was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 33rd minute. PS Tajuk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 34th minute Atang Prasnanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mandra Pulalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Atang Prasnanto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PS Tajuk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atang Prasnanto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Iswadi Tambunan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mandra Pulalo having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Akri Hasyim made the kick off in the second half. Mighty Duck FC's Mandra Pulalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iswadi Tambunan in the 54th minute of play. Khalis Kamandanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akri Hasyim in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Frans Witarya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67thth minute of the game Akri Hasyim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PS Tajuk's Khalis Kamandanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Kholil Chandrawinata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes in the game Sam Tanonaka after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Khalis Kamandanu. A very good opportunity. A collision led to PS Tajuk getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kunto Prayoga hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Akri Hasyim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PS Tajuk's Iswadi Tambunan got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mandra Pulalo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Khusnul Iqbal went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. PS Tajuk's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.