Saturday, November 21, 2009
Persiba v Persija 2-0
Persija went into this game minus Bambang Pamungkas and Mustafic Faruddin. They came out of it with first choice keeper Yasri injured and questions about a defence that went missing.
Mustafic wasn't that much of a miss anyway. They just bypassed midfield. I saw Carresco walk on the field. I saw him substituted on 51' but I never saw him in between.
A few surging runs by Ismed Sofyan, red carded midweek for Indonesia against Kuwait, was pretty much the sum of Persija's efforts and Mijo Dadic and his defensive partners won't havemany easier games all season as Persiba made it nine straight wins at home and without conceding a goal to boot.
But while Mijo had it easy at the back down the other end of the field I really dunno what happened. Well, I do. Nothing. There was no communication. Open spaces have never been so well marked.
Korean substitute Park Jung Kwan had already signalled his threat but the warnings weren't heeded. A free header from a free kick on the left was followed by an even freer header from a free kick on the right and the points were Persiba's.
Yes the free kicks were iffy, especially the second but players should know what to expect. For the second Abanda Herman and Baihakki Kaizan allowed Park so much time and space the Korean climbed, built the Empire State Building out of Lego, headed home, sat down to a three course meal, and had ambled back to the half way line before any Persija players had moved.
This was not a typically freeflowing Roekito performance by Persiba and I guess some credit for that must go to Persija but it was still enough to keep to the Kemayoran Tigers under the cosh and thanks to Park's brace they now lead the ISL
Mustafic wasn't that much of a miss anyway. They just bypassed midfield. I saw Carresco walk on the field. I saw him substituted on 51' but I never saw him in between.
A few surging runs by Ismed Sofyan, red carded midweek for Indonesia against Kuwait, was pretty much the sum of Persija's efforts and Mijo Dadic and his defensive partners won't havemany easier games all season as Persiba made it nine straight wins at home and without conceding a goal to boot.
But while Mijo had it easy at the back down the other end of the field I really dunno what happened. Well, I do. Nothing. There was no communication. Open spaces have never been so well marked.
Korean substitute Park Jung Kwan had already signalled his threat but the warnings weren't heeded. A free header from a free kick on the left was followed by an even freer header from a free kick on the right and the points were Persiba's.
Yes the free kicks were iffy, especially the second but players should know what to expect. For the second Abanda Herman and Baihakki Kaizan allowed Park so much time and space the Korean climbed, built the Empire State Building out of Lego, headed home, sat down to a three course meal, and had ambled back to the half way line before any Persija players had moved.
This was not a typically freeflowing Roekito performance by Persiba and I guess some credit for that must go to Persija but it was still enough to keep to the Kemayoran Tigers under the cosh and thanks to Park's brace they now lead the ISL
# posted by Me @ 5:23 PM 
