League

Wajkadai Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Herry Rumbewas got the match started through his kick off. Nakula Akmal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herry Rumbewas in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match Ponirin Soekarno shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nakula Akmal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Emil Bagaskara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes in the game, Emil Bagaskara dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Wajkadai's Amran Munandar got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to PSP Tasese getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ponirin Soekarno hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Emil Bagaskara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wajkadai's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Bagaskara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tino Bayauw breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Amran Munandar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tino Bayauw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Bagaskara in the 22nd minute of the match. Julianda Wanandi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nakula Akmal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rhoma Kusumo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Amran Munandar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tino Bayauw having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Odod Cahyadi during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Wajkadai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odod Cahyadi to maneuver through the defense. Emil Bagaskara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tino Bayauw having to interfere. Tino Bayauw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Bagaskara in the 41st minute of play. In the 48th minute, Herry Rumbewas 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Bagaskara made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Wajkadai's I Ketut Mappanyukki got a free kick in the 58th minute. Nakula Akmal made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Jehad Yulianto sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herry Rumbewas in the 62nd minute of play forced Wajkadai's goalkeeper Nakula Akmal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. M. Ramdhan Saragih struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Tino Bayauw didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wajkadai. If Jehad Yulianto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herry Rumbewas in the 78th minute of play forced Wajkadai's goalkeeper Nakula Akmal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes of play, Wajkadai's Amran Munandar made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tino Bayauw was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wajkadai's Nakula Akmal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herry Rumbewas in the 87th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, Wajkadai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by I Ketut Mappanyukki to maneuver through the defense. Nakula Akmal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herry Rumbewas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Wajkadai had played much better football throughout.