League Play-Off

Rokan Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rokan's Rhenald Soeharto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Evan Sandiaji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rhenald Soeharto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Putut Betay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th match minute, Rokan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaris Pramana to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evan Sandiaji in the 13th minute of play forced Rokan's goalkeeper Izaak Mudaffar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wadangpuro's goalkeeper Muladi Suminta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Encas Sulistyono could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Muladi Suminta made a huge save. A collision led to Rokan getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Irza Leimena hit a great ball. Wadangpuro's Putut Betay got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Wadangpuro's Sutan Sugianto got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Rhenald Soeharto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muladi Suminta having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Dimas Sunyoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Rhenald Soeharto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rokan's supporters rose to their feet, but Rhenald Soeharto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muladi Suminta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Encas Sulistyono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Muladi Suminta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hendra Sundoro during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Muladi Suminta made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Encas Sulistyono sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Wadangpuro's Muladi Suminta got control of the ball when Encas Sulistyono tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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.

The wind increased when Evan Sandiaji made the kick off in the second half. Izaak Mudaffar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evan Sandiaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Putut Betay came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Wadangpuro 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 Putut Betay couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Rokan getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sonny Bagjanata hit a great ball. Evan Sandiaji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Putut Betay got free with Izaak Mudaffar in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Izaak Mudaffar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evan Sandiaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Wadangpuro booed when Rokan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erol Batubara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evan Sandiaji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes, Pongky Badawi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wadangpuro and the Rokan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Wadangpuro getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pongky Badawi hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the game, Rhenald Soeharto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rokan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wadangpuro the free kick. In the 69th match minute, Rokan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rhenald Soeharto to maneuver through the defense. Encas Sulistyono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muladi Suminta having to interfere. With a little luck, Rokan's Izaak Mudaffar got control of the ball when Putut Betay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Putut Betay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Izaak Mudaffar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Putut Betay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Izaak Mudaffar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rokan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Wadangpuro for a fine match.