League Play-Off

Paisoebatoe Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cornel Barus took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bintang Apriantara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Seto Herawan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bintang Apriantara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Seto Herawan having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Bintang Apriantara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paisoebatoe's supporters rose to their feet, but Bintang Apriantara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seto Herawan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in PS Danuredjo's zone, Kholil Kusnadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Seto Herawan came out of the goal and Kholil Kusnadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kholil Kusnadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 minutes of play, Paisoebatoe's Bintang Apriantara made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Seto Herawan was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Wisnu Prayogo in the 30th minute of play forced Paisoebatoe's goalkeeper Isnan Prakoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Paisoebatoe's Bintang Apriantara got a free kick in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the game, Wisnu Prayogo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Isnan Prakoso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wisnu Prayogo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Isnan Prakoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Rustam Ballawi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Wisnu Prayogo managed to get in a good position for a shot. PS Danuredjo's supporters rose to their feet, but Wisnu Prayogo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isnan Prakoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute Cornel Barus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isnan Prakoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kholil Kusnadi to make the kick off. Wisnu Prayogo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isnan Prakoso having to interfere. Cornel Barus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isnan Prakoso having to make a save. Bintang Apriantara hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Cornel Barus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Isnan Prakoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Kholil Kusnadi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paisoebatoe's supporters rose to their feet, but Kholil Kusnadi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seto Herawan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kholil Kusnadi took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Seto Herawan. Seto Herawan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 65th minute Cornel Barus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isnan Prakoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Wisnu Prayogo 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. Wisnu Prayogo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cornel Barus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Isnan Prakoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuryono Giro hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Seto Herawan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kholil Kusnadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cornel Barus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, PS Danuredjo's Bagol Basuki got a free kick in the 79th minute. Bintang Apriantara scored 3-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Seto Herawan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paisoebatoe's Bintang Apriantara got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Seto Herawan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kholil Kusnadi's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Paisoebatoe's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.