Sulaiman's blunder give persija on top

Dede Sulaiman apparently will have a bad dream after match between Sriwijaya FC against Persija Jakarta. His blunder in the end minute of injury time in the second half caused the match end sad for Sriwijaya FC and his supporter.

Playing in their homebase, in fact Sriwijaya FC pressed Persija Jakarta. Sriwijaya FC got several chances to making the goal. But all of that denied by the post or the bar so there is no goal that was created for Sriwijaya FC. Instead, Persija Jakarta through one counter attack succeeded in making the goal by Greg Nwokolo in minute 36, so after the first half, Persija leading by one goal to Sriwijaya FC.

In the second half, Sriwijaya FC’s attack increasingly, and after several unfortunate chances, they got results, Persija punished by a penalty kick. Goal by Keith Kayamba Gumbs, in minute 57, made the score equal, and the match started again from 1-1. The match continued and apparently will end in a draw situation, but during injury time remained around 30 seconds, Sriwijaya FC’s goalkeeper, Dede Sulaiman did a big blunder. And Persija succeeded in making the victory goal by Greg Nwokolo , Sriwijaya had finally lost 1-2 in the Jakabaring Stadium.

THE RICHEST FIVE

Payment for Indonesians was the matter that it was considered the taboo to be discussed. Moreover often the person was evasive with said that unethical to name the number of pay that was accepted, because they were worried that somebody else will feel was offended if his pay was lower.

That was the reason, not many that could confirm who the Indonesian local soccer player that had the highest payment. There is nothing that’s certain in this Indonesian soccer League. Moreover for the value of the contract also was written in newspapers with words approximately.

However to this Indonesian Super League, that followed the principle of professionalism in the management of soccer, preferably the matter that was considered the taboo could be put aside. Because with the transparent of the contract in our soccer player recruitment, then we could also prevent the practice of corruption that possibly happened resulting from the untransparent in the soccer team management. Moreover the soccer team's fund in ISL, several still budgeting by the Income and Expenses Budget of Environs (APBD) that meaning the money that was used was money from the public, certainly transparent responsibility was needed to know how the public money was used.

Aside from that, many curious people, who Indonesian soccer player that had the most expensive pay. From several sources was named, that big five Indonesian soccer player that had the high pay was: Bambang Pamungkas, Ismed Sofyan, Budi Sudarsono, Ponaryo Astaman, and Aliyudin.

Bambang Pamungkas aka Bepe occupied the highest place was by the pay 114 million in rupiah, while Aliyudin occupied the last place was in big five by the pay 88 million in rupiah. The uniqueness, from the row big five, four among them were the player from the soccer team of Persija Jakarta. Indeed if being compared with world soccer players, their pay was visible small, but if we being compared their pay with, for instance, the pay of a director of a company in Indonesia, then their pay could be said very big.

So, who said the football player could not be rich?

one minute, one touch, one goal ...

The duel between currently two top scorers in Indonesian Super League (ISL) ended draw. What was interesting, both Christian Gonzales (Persik Kediri) and Cristiano Lopez (Pelita Jaya) did not score the goal.

The match took place in the stadium of Brawijaya Kediri and it was interesting enough. The two teams played aggressively. Decide to prooved who the best goal scorer between Gonzales and Lopez caused the atmosphere of the match heated up.

Persik which as the host did not want to lose the point in them second match. Although playing without several of them main players, like Danilo Fernando that received sanctions from the Disiplin Commission as well as Ronald Fagundez and Legimin Raharjo that were affected by the accumulation of the card, Persik continued to play offensive. However, Pelita Jaya which used his army with almost young players gave hard fight to the host.

After the first half ended 0-0. Pelita Jaya could have finally surpassed the host Persik Kediri through Jallaludin Main in the 71st minute. Crossing from Erol Iba fell in Jallaludin that stood free. Markus could not keep the Jalal kick and he was beaten, the score became 0-1 for Pelita Jaya.

When Christian Gonzales could not reach the goal and the fact that Persik Kediri was one goal behind made Arcan Iurie to put more striker in the minute 73. Saktiawan Sinaga was entered by Iurie to help Persik to attack. Just one minute was in the field, the first Saktiawan touch succeeded in producing the equaliser for Persik. His headed, assist from Wawan Widiantoro, conquered the goalkeeper Pelita Jaya, Dian Agus Prasetyo, the score 1-1.

Till the minute 90 scores did not change, and Persik must be satisfied to share the point with Pelita Jaya.

Arema held 0-0 in Kanjuruhan

Playing in the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang evidently did not make Arema win the match easily. The distance that quite far in classification of the league between Arema and PSIS also seemingly to be not significant in the match that was played out on Saturday, August 2 2008.

The prediction before the match was, Arema could easily overcame PSIS. Although in the match before, the two soccer teams experienced the defeat, Arema lost from Pelita Jaya to the score 0-2, while PSIS was destroyed by Persik Kediri 4-0. Arema was benefitted because they playing in the home base, was increased by the Aremania support that although receiving sanctions from PSSI, but allowed to watch the game without the Arema attribute.

The match actually went not equal. Arema pushed PSIS so PSIS could only rely on the counter attack to hold the Arema attack. Nevertheless, the attack that was developed by Arema was seen monotonous. None of the Arema playmaker made a creative movement was, so Arema only relied on the attack through the flanks. Moreover in the second half, only right flank of Arema that functioned, so as the match was really monotonous, despite still had several golden opportunities that necessarily could become the goal for Arema.

In fact PSIS got advantage, when in the minute 57, the captain Arema, Emille Bertrand Mbamba got the second yellow card from the referee Muh. Syafei. But the superiority of one player not used by PSIS, Arema came more pressed instead. However again and again, to the end of the match not a goal then was created, Bambang Nurdyansah’s team must be willing to divide one point with PSIS.

Gonzales, top scorer, naturalization ....

Christian Gonzales was the phenomenon in the history of the Indonesian league. His sturdy’s body did not withdraw his capacity to scored the goals in the Indonesian league. He prooved that as he became a top scorer in the last three seasons of Indonesian league.

Gonzales was the specter who was frightening for the goalkeepers. There was the worried feeling that emerged if they faced Gonzales. What kind of trick wiil he showed to penetrate the goal, what kind of kick will he used to appoint the net, and how will his head put the ball to the net. Matters of that kind apparently always raged in thoughts of each goalkeeper who will be faced with the Persik Kediri, and Persik Kediri was lucky to had Gonzales, the reason meaning that their goalkeeper did not need to not sleep to think about the method of warding off the Gonzales intensity.

On Sunday, July 27 2008, Gonzales came back to exhibited the sharpness of his foot and his head. For the first time in Indonesian Super League (ISL) happened trigol or hattrick. And the actor was Christian Gonzales. He three times conquered Agus Murod that actually at that time guarded the goal of PSIS Semarang brilliantly.

His second goals in fact a superb goal, because he did that with the acrobatics action. Accepted an assist from the left of the field, Gonzales, instead of kept the ball, he accepted this ball with the outside side of his left foot, made the ball bounce beyond the opposing back and afterwards he pursued the ball and wiped out with the execution of his left foot. If it might be said, the goal is look like the goal that was created by Pele in the World Cup 1958 in Sweden.

Currently, the Gonzales name again settled in the top list of the ISL goal scorer with Cristiano Lopez (Pelita Jaya). Would Gonzales proove himself again as top scorer for the fourth time? We could not answer that now, because it’s far away from the end of the competition, but if we saw what was presented by Gonzales, apparently that not something that was impossible to be done. However apart from this question, in fact had one more question that interested the Indonesian football community, that is: was Gonzales prepared to be naturalized to reinforce timnas Indonesia?

Well just wait...

Rigan Agachi

There was something that interesting when watching the live duel of the Persik Kediri vs PSIS on Sunday on July 27 2008. Not trigol that was scored by Christian Gonzales. Not also the superb goal by Danilo Fernando’s shot. And that was not blunders decision of the bald Markus Horison or the brilliant performance of Agus Murod, or the first appearance of Ahmad Kurniawan after he’s got the long injury.

It was Rigan Agachi, who had the full name Muhamad Rigan Agachi that stole attention. He was not the player one of the two teams that were competing. He at the time only a commentator on the match. What made him to be special was a piece storied about Rigan Agachi.

Around six or seven years ago, Rigan was a talented young Indonesian player. He was said as a future full back for the national Indonesian team, with his posture that was high, skill, as well as his speed.

Rigan, at that time was predicted by the observers of national football as the replacement for Kurniawan Dwi Julianto, as an Indonesian player that will play in Europe competition. For information, the team that was reinforced by Rigan at that time was PSV Eindhoven junior, and he was predicted immediately can take part in competing in Eredivisie with his capacity.

However when the year passed by and there was no news again from the windmill country, public also as though forgetting the Rigan name. Rigan Agachi seemed to disappear, but his name rised again when the national Indonesian team held the concentration of the exercise for Asian Games in the Netherlands. Together with the Irfan Bachdim name, a young Indonesian descendants who reinforced Utrecht junior, the Rigan name was remembered again. People began to asked information about him, was he still progressing in the Dutch country? Still he in PSV Eindhoven? News also began to be springing, and that was startling, spread the news if Rigan evidently has been dismissed from Eindhoven resulting from the theft of the age. And his tracks then again disappeared.

And once again the year passed by, when finally Indonesia agreed to continue trend that was circling in Hollywood, make a reboot (or in easy language is make a restart) old movies, like Batman became Batman Begin or James Bond became Casino Royale, then PSSI (Indonesian Football Association) also rebooted his competition from the Indonesian League to Indonesian Super League (ISL). And at that time the Rigan name rised again, although not as a player. Rigan came back at this time with the status as a commentator.

The question is, will Rigan status be permanent? Or Rigan will at the right time come back appeared to field. Apparently time that will give the answer. Whatever, for this moment, we could say ”Welcome back Rigan Agachi”