League Play-Off

Kunkun Stadion
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. Donnie Santosa started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donnie Santosa in the 5th minute of play forced PS Kunkun's goalkeeper Ponco Mudaffar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PS Kunkun's Ponco Mudaffar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cucu Sujarwadi in the 8th minute of play. Donnie Santosa struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ponco Mudaffar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PS Balanipa. Ringgo Romansyah charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ringgo Romansyah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, PS Kunkun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ringgo Romansyah to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eza Moerdani in the 20th minute of play forced PS Balanipa's goalkeeper Agam Batola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jajat Bagjanata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Agam Batola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cucu Sujarwadi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, PS Balanipa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jajat Bagjanata fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Catur Soedomo sped through PS Kunkun's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ponco Mudaffar. When Rinto Gutawa fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PS Balanipa's protests and gave Rinto Gutawa a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eza Moerdani in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Agam Batola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, PS Balanipa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jajat Bagjanata fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jajat Bagjanata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jajat Bagjanata came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the PS Kunkun 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 Jajat Bagjanata couldn't finish the play. After the first half PS Balanipa were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eza Moerdani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jajat Bagjanata took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Agam Batola. Agam Batola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Donnie Santosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ponco Mudaffar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donnie Santosa in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ponco Mudaffar saved PS Kunkun from getting behind. After 59 minutes, Donnie Santosa made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. PS Kunkun's Ponco Mudaffar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th play minute Catur Soedomo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ponco Mudaffar. 1-3. In the 71st match minute, PS Balanipa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cucu Sujarwadi to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Sukri Sururi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Agam Batola skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as PS Balanipa's Donnie Santosa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ponco Mudaffar. That made the score 1-4 after 77 minutes of play. Donnie Santosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Catur Soedomo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ponco Mudaffar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vincentius Wilza's late challenge caught a PS Kunkun's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincentius Wilza helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, PS Balanipa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincentius Wilza to maneuver through the defense. Jajat Bagjanata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the game, Cucu Sujarwadi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PS Balanipa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PS Kunkun the free kick. Cucu Sujarwadi kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Agam Batola came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by PS Kunkun's Eza Moerdani. But to his dismay, Eza Moerdani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. PS Balanipa's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.