League Play-Off

KAMIKAZE
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andi Sarwanto made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Urawa Reds's zone, Zulfikar Idris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Caccavale came out of the goal and Zulfikar Idris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 15 minutes into the match, Urawa Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Andi Sarwanto came free, but Ciro Caccavale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Ainar Vananurk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Urawa Reds's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leuwikuray FC the free kick. A collision led to Urawa Reds getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ainar Vananurk hit a great ball. Ari Kaban didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ainar Vananurk went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. During the 26th minute of the match Ainar Vananurk completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ainar Vananurk a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 27 played minutes Urawa Reds got a freekick which was hit by Ainar Vananurk. After having played for 30 minutes, Șerban Blajovici managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Urawa Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Șerban Blajovici was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bongky Karo-karo struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Ciro Caccavale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leuwikuray FC. 37 minutes into the match, Urawa Reds's Șerban Blajovici sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ari Kaban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dario Czogalla struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Ari Kaban didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urawa Reds. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafino Txindoki during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Serafino Txindoki hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Ciro Caccavale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daus Simamora, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Urawa Reds's Ciro Caccavale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haikal Sugendo in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Șerban Blajovici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ari Kaban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Czogalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haikal Sugendo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Ciro Caccavale made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Urawa Reds's Dario Czogalla got a free kick in the 58th minute. Andi Sarwanto took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciro Caccavale. Ciro Caccavale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 66th minute of the match Haikal Sinambela sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Caccavale skillfully saved the ball. Urawa Reds's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Zulfikar Idris scored to the left of an out of position Ciro Caccavale, making the score, 1-2. In the 78th minute Gustavo Erlantz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ari Kaban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Șerban Blajovici 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 some careless play in the Leuwikuray FC defense, Gustavo Erlantz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ari Kaban. The Leuwikuray FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ari Kaban should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Daus Simamora had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciro Caccavale. Urawa Reds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daus Simamora was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3.