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Molombulahe FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kia Ridliwan got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Zulfikri Romatua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hardy Sinambela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donnie Sinambela's late challenge caught a Gantingang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donnie Sinambela helped the player get up and apologised. Zulfikri Romatua shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Hardy Sinambela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kia Ridliwan in the 17th minute of play. Hardy Sinambela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zulfikri Romatua in the 19th minute of play. When Gantingang's Kia Ridliwan in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Molombulahe C's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zulfikri Romatua in the 26th minute of play forced Molombulahe C's goalkeeper Hardy Sinambela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kia Ridliwan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hardy Sinambela having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Molombulahe C's zone, Kia Ridliwan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hardy Sinambela came out of the goal and Kia Ridliwan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Elie Wibowo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hardy Sinambela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulfikri Romatua, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Zulfikri Romatua took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hardy Sinambela. Hardy Sinambela 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. Hardy Sinambela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zulfikri Romatua, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Zulfikri Romatua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hardy Sinambela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Hardy Sinambela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kia Ridliwan in the 45th minute of the match. Zulfikri Romatua fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hardy Sinambela having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Wijaya was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Molombulahe C's zone, Kia Ridliwan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hardy Sinambela came out of the goal and Kia Ridliwan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hardy Sinambela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kia Ridliwan in the 57th minute of the match. Hardy Sinambela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zulfikri Romatua in the 58th minute. In the 61st match minute, Molombulahe C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donnie Sinambela to maneuver through the defense. When Zulfikri Romatua came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Gantingang 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 Zulfikri Romatua couldn't finish the play. In the 65th match minute, Molombulahe C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Firdaus Karo-karo to maneuver through the defense. Molombulahe C's Hardy Sinambela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zulfikri Romatua in the 66th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Molombulahe C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gantingang:s goal. After 71 played minutes Molombulahe C got a freekick which was hit by Dewa Sinuhaji. Molombulahe C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Elie Wibowo scored to the left of an out of position Hardy Sinambela, making the score, 0-4. If Kia Ridliwan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Gantingang's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Wijaya came free, but Robbie Dewa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Gantingang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lelo Kusumah to maneuver through the defense. Martin Wijaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Robbie Dewa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Molombulahe C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gantingang were clearly better and deserved to take the win.