League Play-Off

Pasaoeran
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. Mukti Garnita started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Bedjubang's zone, Sirod Soputan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hasan Adrianto came out of the goal and Sirod Soputan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lelo Simanjuntak's late challenge caught a The Blues FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lelo Simanjuntak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Bedjubang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lelo Simanjuntak to maneuver through the defense. Bedjubang's Hasan Adrianto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amir Sapulette in the 8th minute of play. Eri Sutarman charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eri Sutarman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aziz Pribadi in the 14th minute of play forced The Blues FC's goalkeeper Cahyo Sumarwoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aziz Pribadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cahyo Sumarwoto having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mukti Garnita in the 17th minute of play forced The Blues FC's goalkeeper Cahyo Sumarwoto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tino Novitraldi during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Blues FC's Tino Novitraldi got a free kick in the 18th minute. Bedjubang's Aziz Pribadi got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cahyo Sumarwoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mukti Garnita in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute Mukti Garnita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cahyo Sumarwoto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 played minutes The Blues FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaya Arsana. Mukti Garnita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cahyo Sumarwoto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Pribadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aziz Pribadi's late challenge caught a The Blues FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aziz Pribadi helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd rose to their feet as The Blues FC's Amir Sapulette slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hasan Adrianto. That made the score 1-0 after 45 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Aziz Pribadi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Cahyo Sumarwoto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Aziz Pribadi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bedjubang's supporters rose to their feet, but Aziz Pribadi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cahyo Sumarwoto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Aziz Pribadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Blues FC's goalkeeper Cahyo Sumarwoto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Tino Novitraldi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 61 minutes had been played. The supporters of Bedjubang booed when The Blues FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tino Novitraldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind The Blues FC's goalkeeper Cahyo Sumarwoto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in The Blues FC's zone, Aziz Pribadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cahyo Sumarwoto came out of the goal and Aziz Pribadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mukti Garnita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Cahyo Sumarwoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, The Blues FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mukti Garnita came free, but Cahyo Sumarwoto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mukti Garnita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sugih Prayoga fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Blues FC's protests and gave Sugih Prayoga a yellow card for diving instead. After recieving a nice pass, Bedjubang's Radja Misrun tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The Blues FC's Cahyo Sumarwoto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mukti Garnita in the 86th minute of play. Cahyo Sumarwoto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eri Sutarman in the 88th minute. Sirod Soputan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Hasan Adrianto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 91 minutes of play Bedjubang's Lelo Simanjuntak 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. Sirod Soputan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the game, Manuel Handoko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bedjubang's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Blues FC the free kick. The supporters of The Blues FC booed when Bedjubang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Handoko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. The Blues FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Bedjubang for much of the match.