League

Pakato FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jojo Darwis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Mahadi Barus suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 3 minutes into the game, Jatuh Sitepu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Blues's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pakato FC the free kick. The supporters of Pakato FC booed when The Blues was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jatuh Sitepu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Pakato FC's Sipiongot Ramadhonna broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Sipiongot Ramadhonna charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sipiongot Ramadhonna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Blues made a substitution. Dian Ramadhonna replaced Jatuh Sitepu. The supporters of The Blues booed when Pakato FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sipiongot Ramadhonna didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute of the match, Candra Fitriansyah tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lyudmil Balashev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candra Fitriansyah in the 13th minute of play forced The Blues's goalkeeper Lyudmil Balashev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Candra Fitriansyah kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Haryanto Ridliwan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Candra Fitriansyah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyudmil Balashev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pakato FC's Sipiongot Ramadhonna got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Mahadi Sarwanto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jatuh Sinuhaji tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Rexy Sitorus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sipiongot Ramadhonna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Lyudmil Balashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahadi Sarwanto in the 33rd minute of play forced Pakato FC's goalkeeper Jatuh Sinuhaji to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyudmil Balashev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candra Fitriansyah in the 36th minute of the match. When Boy Ridliwan fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Blues's protests and gave Boy Ridliwan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th minute, Boy Ridliwan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Sipiongot Piliang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jatuh Sinuhaji was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The Pakato FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Blues were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Candra Fitriansyah made the kick off in the second half. Heri Darwis scored 1-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyudmil Balashev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 minutes, Budi Guchi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pakato FC and the The Blues players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 played minutes Pakato FC got a freekick which was hit by Budi Guchi. In the 58th minute, Candra Fitriansyah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jojo Darwis struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Jatuh Sinuhaji didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Blues. Jatuh Sinuhaji was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rexy Sitorus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 63 minute of play. Pakato FC's Sipiongot Ramadhonna got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lyudmil Balashev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candra Fitriansyah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pakato FC's Candra Fitriansyah got a free kick in the 71st minute. During the 72nd minute of the match Boy Ridliwan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Boy Ridliwan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Pakato FC booed when The Blues was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boy Ridliwan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Candra Fitriansyah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Sipiongot Piliang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heri Darwis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Budi Guchi was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Budi Guchi kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. If Mahadi Sarwanto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sipiongot Piliang fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Blues's protests and gave Sipiongot Piliang a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Sipiongot Piliang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Jojo Darwis 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 having played for 96 minutes, Mahadi Sarwanto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Blues's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahadi Sarwanto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Blues's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.