League

Mergosono
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Poeraoe's Reynaldo Kusumah started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Fery Simamora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pandapotan Oktavianus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pandapotan Oktavianus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reynaldo Kusumah's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Lelo Hidayat reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dede Haryanto. The goal made the score 1-0. Fery Simamora charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fery Simamora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Poeraoe's Fery Simamora got a free kick in the 24th minute. Bento Sitorus charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bento Sitorus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Poeraoe getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Bento Sitorus hit a great ball. If Rochy Perangin-angin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pandapotan Oktavianus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Kusumah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Mergosono's zone, Reynaldo Kusumah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pandapotan Oktavianus came out of the goal and Reynaldo Kusumah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Dede Haryanto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lelo Hidayat, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Lelo Hidayat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dede Haryanto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 56th minute Lelo Hidayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dede Haryanto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Reynaldo Kusumah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rochy Perangin-angin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pandapotan Oktavianus having to interfere. Reynaldo Kusumah scored 2-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pandapotan Oktavianus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In a very dangerous position, a player in Poeraoe fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! Lelo Hidayat placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Dede Haryanto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lelo Hidayat, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Lelo Hidayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dede Haryanto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.