League Play-Off

Napnua
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jimmy Rumbewas took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jimmy Rumbewas in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nyangnyang Utomo saved PSI Rajik from getting behind. PSI Rajik were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Napnua FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sunar Pradnyana took the corner. Sunar Pradnyana made a great header on PSI Rajik's corner, it was just that Napnua FC's Nuryono Iqbal managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 13th minute, Martin Yulianto 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. Nyangnyang Utomo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agan Tirtayasa in the 15th minute. Raka Worabay hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Gungun Waluyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuryono Iqbal having to interfere. In the 21stth minute of the game Jimmy Rumbewas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PSI Rajik's Nyangnyang Utomo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Martin Yulianto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuryono Iqbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Indra Adnyana from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Nyangnyang Utomo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 29 minutes of play, PSI Rajik's Gungun Waluyo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuryono Iqbal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martin Yulianto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuryono Iqbal having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jimmy Rumbewas in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nyangnyang Utomo saved PSI Rajik from getting behind. If Martin Yulianto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gungun Waluyo in the 47th minute of play forced Napnua FC's goalkeeper Nuryono Iqbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gungun Waluyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Napnua FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PSI Rajik were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gungun Waluyo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Martin Yulianto struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Nuryono Iqbal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PSI Rajik. Gungun Waluyo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nuryono Iqbal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Agan Tirtayasa's late challenge caught a PSI Rajik's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agan Tirtayasa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Napnua FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agan Tirtayasa to maneuver through the defense. After 75 minutes of play, Napnua FC's Jimmy Rumbewas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nyangnyang Utomo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Agan Tirtayasa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nyangnyang Utomo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy Rumbewas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agan Tirtayasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Napnua FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.