Official Cup

【ROG】★★★
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Firdaus Eiboy started the match with the kick off. Paijo Simanungkalit charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paijo Simanungkalit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th minute, Paijo Simanungkalit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Hug in the 9th minute of play forced 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goalkeeper Tiar Barus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisito Senio kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Luisito Senio scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiar Barus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute of the match Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiar Barus skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Paijo Simanungkalit hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forever Tango's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiar Barus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edwin van der Sar came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s 李 Lee. But to his dismay, 李 Lee quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Tiar Barus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Uzuri in the 34th minute of the match. Tiar Barus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcial Uzuri in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Luisito Senio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiar Barus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Uzuri came free, but Tiar Barus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Forever Tango's Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiar Barus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After the first half Forever Tango were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luisito Senio to make the kick off. Tiar Barus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcial Uzuri in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Marcial Uzuri made a precise shot to the right of Tiar Barus. 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 58th minute, Leandro-Atilio Romagnoli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiar Barus. The goal made the score 1-5. Tiar Barus was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Luisito Senio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luisito Senio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. In the 64th match minute, Forever Tango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Hug to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the game, Eriberto Hug recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tiar Barus. Eriberto Hug showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-7. The audience was convinced that Luisito Senio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiar Barus was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robbie Simamora in the 76th minute of play forced Forever Tango's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Firdaus Eiboy made a precise shot to the right of Edwin van der Sar. Forever Tango's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-7. Marcial Uzuri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiar Barus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcial Uzuri in the 86th minute. Tiar Barus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Senio, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Tiar Barus successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rabun Martin hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. If Eriberto Hug had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apolo Galsino shot from long distance in the 96th minute, but Tiar Barus was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. When the final whistle sounded Forever Tango left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 【REPUBLIC OF GAMERS】★★★.