League Play-Off

Lubuklandai Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hukoleen FC's Sirod Radjasa 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. Rangga Matulessy charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rangga Matulessy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Lubuklandai got a freekick which was hit by Rangga Matulessy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Encas Tecuari in the 4th minute of play forced Lubuklandai's goalkeeper Aries Mardiansyah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. I Gde Purba hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Encas Tecuari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Hukoleen FC defense, Heru Hadinata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pinilih Tirtoprodjo. The Hukoleen FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pinilih Tirtoprodjo should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Encas Tecuari sped through Lubuklandai's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aries Mardiansyah. If Heru Hadinata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rangga Matulessy in the 30th minute of play forced Hukoleen FC's goalkeeper Pinilih Tirtoprodjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Roy Zulfan fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hukoleen FC's protests and gave Roy Zulfan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hukoleen FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Roy Zulfan hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match, Heru Hadinata got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pinilih Tirtoprodjo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aries Mardiansyah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Encas Tecuari, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Heru Hadinata could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Pinilih Tirtoprodjo made a huge save. Aries Mardiansyah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sirod Radjasa in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Lubuklandai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micky Sodikin to maneuver through the defense. Encas Tecuari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute Rangga Matulessy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pinilih Tirtoprodjo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lubuklandai getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Erwin Siahaya hit a great ball.

Encas Tecuari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aries Mardiansyah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Encas Tecuari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aries Mardiansyah was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After a rather tough play, Lubuklandai's Ida Bagus Gustav got a free kick in the 57th minute. Lubuklandai's Aries Mardiansyah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sirod Radjasa in the 62nd minute of play. Lubuklandai's Heru Hadinata got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pinilih Tirtoprodjo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rangga Matulessy in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rangga Matulessy in the 68th minute of play forced Hukoleen FC's goalkeeper Pinilih Tirtoprodjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aries Mardiansyah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Encas Tecuari in the 70th minute. Sirod Radjasa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Aries Mardiansyah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lubuklandai's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Sirod Radjasa scored to the left of an out of position Aries Mardiansyah, making the score, 1-3. Aries Mardiansyah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sirod Radjasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Encas Tecuaris short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Aries Mardiansyah to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Heru Hadinata might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pinilih Tirtoprodjo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heru Hadinata ran back to his position shaking his head. Aries Mardiansyah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sirod Radjasa in the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Hukoleen FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.