League

Pasireurih
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Budi Sipayung took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kaberpan's Rabun Sinambela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Kaberpan from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Firdaus Piliang in the 17th minute of play forced Pasireurih's goalkeeper Hendrawan Febrian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rexy Hidayat charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rexy Hidayat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Firdaus Piliang took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hendrawan Febrian. Hendrawan Febrian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Djati Ramadhonna hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The supporters of Kaberpan booed when Pasireurih was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djati Simamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Firdaus Piliang scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hendrawan Febrian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rabun Sinambela made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Micky Budikusuma sent off a good shot on target. Micky Budikusuma might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rabun Sinambela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Micky Budikusuma ran back to his position shaking his head. Rabun Sinambela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djati Ramadhonna in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Pasireurih's goal looked a bit too open when Gendo Yarman came free, but Hendrawan Febrian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Kaberpan were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Djati Ramadhonna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kaberpan's Rabun Sinambela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micky Budikusuma in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Pasireurih's Djati Ramadhonna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rabun Sinambela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th match minute, Kaberpan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gendo Yarman to maneuver through the defense. Djati Ramadhonna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabun Sinambela having to interfere. Rabun Sinambela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ade Piliang in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Djati Ramadhonna notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Kaberpan's Rabun Sinambela. Rabun Sinambela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kaberpan's Hastomo Barus quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nasum Yarman, made in the 73rd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Kaberpan's Budi Sipayung slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hendrawan Febrian. That made the score 1-4 after 75 minutes of play. Kaberpan's Rabun Sinambela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micky Budikusuma in the 78th minute of play. Rabun Sinambela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djati Ramadhonna in the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Firdaus Piliang got free with Hendrawan Febrian in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Firdaus Piliang could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Hendrawan Febrian however easily saved by the left post. In the 85thth minute of the game Budi Sipayung who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pasireurih's Hendrawan Febrian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Pasireurih's Hendrawan Febrian got control of the ball when Firdaus Piliang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Micky Budikusuma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rabun Sinambela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kaberpan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.