League

The Devils Pit
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Maczman Devils's Ari Tirtoprodjo 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 3rd match minute, PS Bitorik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruhut Musadeq to maneuver through the defense. Maczman Devils's Ijul Restiana got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ari Tirtoprodjo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute Ari Tirtoprodjo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toto Kunaefi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ijul Restiana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cahyo Bachtiar's late challenge caught a Maczman Devils's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cahyo Bachtiar helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of PS Bitorik:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Maczman Devils:s goal. The supporters of PS Bitorik booed when Maczman Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atep Parlindungan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Ari Tirtoprodjo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maczman Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ari Tirtoprodjo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ari Tirtoprodjo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Toto Kunaefi managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Maczman Devils's Ijul Restiana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ijul Restiana in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Toto Kunaefi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Toto Kunaefi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ari Tirtoprodjo in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Ijul Restiana made a precise shot to the right of Toto Kunaefi. PS Bitorik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Ijul Restiana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toto Kunaefi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ari Tirtoprodjo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Korianus Latupono made the kick off in the second half. Atep Parlindungan was shown his second yellow card after 51 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Maczman Devils's Atep Parlindungan got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd match minute, PS Bitorik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruhut Musadeq to maneuver through the defense. Ruhut Musadeq might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ipey Tanzil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruhut Musadeq ran back to his position shaking his head. If Ijul Restiana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ijul Restiana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Toto Kunaefi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maczman Devils's Ijul Restiana got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ijul Restiana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toto Kunaefi having to interfere. Ijul Restiana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Toto Kunaefi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toto Kunaefi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kadek Laksono, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind PS Bitorik's goalkeeper Toto Kunaefi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ruhut Musadeq fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PS Bitorik's protests and gave Ruhut Musadeq a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, PS Bitorik's Ruhut Musadeq got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind PS Bitorik's goalkeeper Toto Kunaefi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Korianus Latupono kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in PS Bitorik's zone, Ijul Restiana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toto Kunaefi came out of the goal and Ijul Restiana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ijul Restiana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Toto Kunaefi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ijul Restiana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toto Kunaefi having to interfere. Maczman Devils's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.