League Play-Off

Likas Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Budi Chaniago got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Bosskurr FC got a freekick which was hit by Awalludin Aswin. Sabah were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Bosskurr FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hastomo Sembiring took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Sipiongot Subagdja managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Bosskurr FC's Ricky Piliang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Pane in the 5th minute of play. In the 12th minute Budi Chaniago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donny Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sabah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hardy Hans was slow to take the kick. During this time Bosskurr FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 14th match minute, Sabah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haryanto Hans to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Budi Chaniago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donny Reza was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 17thth minute of the game Faizal Harun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sabah's Donny Reza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Bongky Sitepu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ricky Piliang saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Awalludin Aswin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Awalludin Aswin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 44 minutes, Hastomo Sembiring mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sabah and the Bosskurr FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sabah! The referee gave Bosskurr FC a penalty, 45 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Budi Chaniago, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sabah's Donny Reza. 0-2. Donny Reza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Budi Chaniago's shot from short distance in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bongky Sitepu made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Bosskurr FC's Awalludin Aswin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donny Reza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Uum Ie hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The supporters of Bosskurr FC booed when Sabah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uum Ie didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Bosskurr FC's Faizal Harun got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 64 played minutes, Bosskurr FC's Kamal Jamaluddin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donny Reza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bosskurr FC reached it. In the 66th minute, Faizal Harun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bosskurr FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Bosskurr FC made a substitution. Heri Sinulingga replaced Fery Bangun. Bosskurr FC made a substitution. Kompos Sitorus replaced Bulsky Karo-karo. When Bongky Sitepu came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Sabah 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 Bongky Sitepu couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jakob Ketaren in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donny Reza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Darius Reza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricky Piliang. Bosskurr FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Awalludin Aswin hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Awalludin Aswin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 93rd playminute. Bosskurr FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.