League Play-Off

Belawan Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafli Sulthoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigit Misrun in the 3rd minute of play forced Belawan FC's goalkeeper Pongky Sofyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Belawan FC's zone, Ijong Limbong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pongky Sofyan came out of the goal and Ijong Limbong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the match, Belawan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ijong Limbong came free, but Pongky Sofyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ramlan Abidin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belawan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramlan Abidin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cahyo Handoyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Pogor's goalkeeper Cahyo Handoyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bonggo Sanusi. 23 minutes into the match, Sigit Misrun notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Belawan FC's Pongky Sofyan. Pongky Sofyan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cahyo Handoyo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bonggo Sanusi's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Ijong Limbong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Pongky Sofyan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 31 minutes, Bonggo Sanusi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belawan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bonggo Sanusi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Pogor getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Nickolous Wanisar hit a great ball. Cahyo Handoyo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafli Sulthoni's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Rafli Sulthoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cahyo Handoyo having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Nickolous Wanisar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Ramlan Abidin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Pogor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sigit Misrun to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Ledi Gustaman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belawan FC and the Pogor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 52 played minutes Belawan FC got a freekick which was hit by Ledi Gustaman. If Ijong Limbong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 58th minute Sigit Misrun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pongky Sofyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ledi Gustaman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Belawan FC's Ledi Gustaman got a free kick in the 65th minute. Sigit Misrun was extremely unlucky when he, in the 68th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Bonggo Sanusi might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cahyo Handoyo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bonggo Sanusi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Sigit Misrun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Bonggo Sanusi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belawan FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Adolf Sapulette took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pongky Sofyan. Belawan FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jais Sitorus hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.