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PRIDE OF FONZGARA
Spectators: 8076 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Russell Fawcett started the match with the kick off. Til Luft struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Mansyur Kusumadilaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FONZACUS. Mansyur Kusumadilaga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Russell Fawcett went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nicolas Yustisio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Widodo Katehokang, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Martin Dejonghe got in the 11th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Aswin Sumardi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the game, FONZACUS's Martin Dejonghe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mansyur Kusumadilaga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The supporters of FONZACUS booed when PSI Likoean was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Lelono didn't get a good kick on the ball. FONZACUS's Fauzi Hardianto got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FONZACUS's Nicolas Yustisio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fance Haryono in the 26th minute of play. PSI Likoean's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Martin Dejonghe scored to the left of an out of position Mansyur Kusumadilaga, making the score, 4-0. If Til Luft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Martin Dejonghe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mansyur Kusumadilaga was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Martin Dejonghes short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Mansyur Kusumadilaga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Russell Fawcett struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Mansyur Kusumadilaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FONZACUS. Martin Dejonghe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Russell Fawcett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mansyur Kusumadilaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Widodo Katehokang made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Til Luft made a precise shot to the right of Mansyur Kusumadilaga. PSI Likoean's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Mansyur Kusumadilaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aswin Sumardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. A collision led to FONZACUS getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Fauzi Hardianto hit a great ball. Fauzi Hardianto kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Nicolas Yustisio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Lelono in the 62nd minute. Widodo Katehokang took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Yustisio. Nicolas Yustisio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fance Haryono got free with Nicolas Yustisio in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Russell Fawcett came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the FONZACUS 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 Russell Fawcett couldn't finish the play. Martin Dejonghe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Radja Suartama hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Dejonghe might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mansyur Kusumadilaga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martin Dejonghe ran back to his position shaking his head. Fance Haryono in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicolas Yustisio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Martin Dejonghe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, PSI Likoean's goal looked a bit too open when Hendi Haeruddin came free, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 played minutes, PSI Likoean's Samai Malaiholo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicolas Yustisio 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 PSI Likoean reached it. In the 88th minute, Russell Fawcett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mansyur Kusumadilaga was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. 91 minutes into the match, PSI Likoean's goal looked a bit too open when Russell Fawcett came free, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Martin Dejonghe made a precise shot to the right of Mansyur Kusumadilaga. PSI Likoean's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. 96 minutes into the match, PSI Likoean's goal looked a bit too open when Hendi Haeruddin came free, but Mansyur Kusumadilaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind PSI Likoean's goalkeeper Mansyur Kusumadilaga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FONZACUS had played much better football throughout.