League Play-Off

Blahbatu
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. Bujang Auri started the match with the kick off. Jehad Sudarman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Bustanil Paat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Bujang Auri managed to get in a good position for a shot. PS Blahbatu's supporters rose to their feet, but Bujang Auri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bustanil Paat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tjibintinu's goalkeeper Bustanil Paat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Tjibintinu's goal looked a bit too open when Bujang Auri came free, but Bustanil Paat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bujang Auri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bujang Auri in the 14th minute of play forced Tjibintinu's goalkeeper Bustanil Paat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jehad Sudarman came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the PS Blahbatu 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 Jehad Sudarman couldn't finish the play. Bujang Auri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Bustanil Paat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in PS Blahbatu's zone, Nandang Santosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duloh Purbaya came out of the goal and Nandang Santosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Marsilam Risnandar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tjibintinu's Bustanil Paat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Tjibintinu from getting a goal against them. A hard shot by Gogon Sumampouw from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Bustanil Paat's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nandang Santosa's late challenge caught a PS Blahbatu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nandang Santosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th match minute, Tjibintinu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nandang Santosa to maneuver through the defense. Bustanil Paat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bujang Auri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bustanil Paat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bujang Auri in the 43rd minute of the match. Bujang Auri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bustanil Paat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nandang Santosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Bujang Auri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bustanil Paat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jehad Sudarman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tjibintinu's Bustanil Paat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bujang Auri in the 60th minute of play. Bujang Auri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bustanil Paat having to interfere. Bustanil Paat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jehad Sudarman's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 67th match minute, Tjibintinu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nandang Santosa to maneuver through the defense. If Jehad Sudarman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tjibintinu's Bustanil Paat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bujang Auri in the 72nd minute of play. Tjibintinu's Bustanil Paat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jehad Sudarman in the 83rd minute of play. Tjibintinu's Bustanil Paat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jehad Sudarman in the 84th minute of play. Bujang Auri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bustanil Paat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bujang Auri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bujang Auri struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Bustanil Paat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PS Blahbatu. Despite being the better team, PS Blahbatu failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.