League Play-Off

Bintuhan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In a very dangerous position, a player in Bintuhan FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Laora. Unno Papara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Duloh Syafruddin. 0-1. If Primus Anggakusuma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Usep Astrajingga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes of play, Laora's Usep Astrajingga made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Duloh Syafruddin was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Laora getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Encas Alexander hit a great ball. Duloh Syafruddin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Encas Alexander in the 26th minute of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Usep Astrajingga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bintuhan FC's Duloh Syafruddin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Bintuhan FC's Rochy Said sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sugih Batubara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Usep Astrajingga to make the kick off. Juliadi Bangun scored 1-2 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sugih Batubara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Bintuhan FC's Rochy Said sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sugih Batubara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sugih Batubara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rochy Said in the 64th minute of the match. Rochy Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sugih Batubara having to interfere. Juliadi Bangun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 70 minutes, Naufal Tanujaya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laora and the Bintuhan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bintuhan FC booed when Laora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naufal Tanujaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Juliadi Bangun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rochy Said in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sugih Batubara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 76 played minutes Laora got a freekick which was hit by Encas Alexander. The supporters of Bintuhan FC booed when Laora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Encas Alexander didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Primus Anggakusuma came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Laora 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 Primus Anggakusuma couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Bintuhan FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Fajar Mantra hit a great ball. Duloh Syafruddin made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Primus Anggakusuma sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliadi Bangun in the 91st minute of play forced Laora's goalkeeper Sugih Batubara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Laora's goal looked a bit too open when Juliadi Bangun came free, but Sugih Batubara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Laora's Ucok Wewengkang got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Laora supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Laora would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.