Saturday, 29 September 2012

PINTU FC HOA 2012 Full Review Part 2: Knock Out Stage

QUARTERFINAL
After the group stage, two PINTUs : PINTU Ke Mana Saja and PINTU Surga qualified for the Quarterfinal. PINTU Ke Mana Saja faced Kribo, while PINTU Surga met Ole.

PINTU Ke Mana Saja 3-1 Kribo
(Hans, OG, Hans)

PINTU Ke Mana Saja faced Kribo from NUS in the quarterfinal, after topping the group stage. They started the game brightly, controlling most of the ball, and Hans had two great shots on goal, although the opposition keeper was there to make the necessary saves to prevent the goal. However, on the third chance, Hans made no mistake to beat the goalkeeper as he got a nice pass from Reza "Icop" from the left side. Reza "Icop" was again the main actor for the second goal, with his lob kick in forced the keeper to touch the ball without saving it, and giving the second goal for the PINTU Ke Mana Saja. That goal made PINTU Ke Mana Saja with the wind and continued to dominate the game with some simple passing game shown. Hans made his second goal in this match, widen the lead to 3-0.

Reza "Icop" almost made it four nil but he somehow failed to put the ball into the net after some tidy teamwork shown by PINTU Ke Mana Saja. Andhita made some attemps on goal which unfortunately not leading to a goal.

Kribo managed to grab a consolation goal, after Eugene parried a shot inside the area, but the rebound ball was taken well by one of Kribo player, 3-1.

PINTU Surga vs Ole 0-4

PINTU Surga was eliminated from this competition with a heavy 0-4 defeat. Missing Malindo on the backline, PINTU Surga were unable to score any goal, but they could've scored twice. Raymond came twice scoring, with one of his long shot was parried by the kepeer, and the other one was saved by the post.


SEMIFINAL

PINTU Ke Mana Saja 4 That 0
(Hans 2x, Kennardi, Virvandy)

PINTU Ke Mana Saja met That on the semifinal, and PINTU Ke Mana Saja comfortably beat That 4-0 to secure one place in the final of HOA 2012. 

On-form Hans Saleh once again opened the score for PINTU Ke Mana Saja. Reza "Icop" sent a nice through pass to Hans, and he placed it to the right corner of the goal, leaving the opposition keeper hopeless to prevent the goal. Hans added the second goal moments after that with similar circumstances, receiving the assist from Reza "Icop", followed by composed finishing. 

That constantly pumped the ball directly to the striker, but Alvin Kennardi dealt with it well, not giving them too much space for creativity. They had one great chances, but Eugene was there to made a slight but important touch to deny the goal.
Alvin Kennardi, one of the goalscorers in this game
(Photos from Hari Olahraga Amal 2012's facebook page)

Alvin Kennardi, who played deeper than others as last man, scored his second goal of the competition. He tenaciously skipped pass the defender, and  followed by a nice finish to the bottom corner of the goal, 3-0. Virvandy added the fourth goal, later. He showed his magnificent driblling, ended by a great finish, leaving the keeper rooted on the spot, 4-0. Alvin Tandias could've easily added the fifth on a blitz counter attack, but his shot blazed over the bar. 

FINAL

PINTU Ke Mana Saja 4 Joystick 0
(Hans 3x Andhita)

The final should've been tight, but not on this occasion. PINTU Ke Mana Saja controlled the game from the beginning and ended the game with 4-0 victory on a dominant display on the final.

PINTU Ke Mana Saja took the iniciative to attack from the beginning, and had some shots wide. For the fifth consecutive times, it was Hans Saleh who scored the first goal for PINTU Ke Mana Saja. He got the ball in the midfield, turned to evade the marking defender, dribbled to the right, and strucked the ball to the middle of the net, and the opposition keeper couldn't do anything much to prevent that goal. 1-0.
Hans celebrated his first goal in the final
(Photos from Hari Olahraga Amal 2012's facebook page)

The first goal made PINTU Ke Mana Saja controlled the game more. With one-touch pass, they were able to create a lot of chances. The second goal came after Hans received the ball from Reza "Icop" from the left flank, and without hesitation unleashed a long pellidriver to double the lead, 2-0. Hans completed his hattrick few moments later. Andhita released a shot, which was saved by the keeper, but Hans was there to take the rebound, 3-0. Andhita got his name on the scoresheet after a simple tap-in from Reza's pass to the empty net. 

Joystick got great chance to grab one goal back from a indirect freekick. Alvin Kennardi were forced to head the ball backward, and Eugene was there to catch it. But the referee gave the indirect freekick, judging that action to be a backpass, despite unintentional. However, Reza "Icop" made an important block to keep a clean sheet. 

Gihon nearly made the fifth goal after his combination with Virvandy leaving Gihon in good position to release a shot, but the keeper managed to tip it wide and it hit the crossbar, before the keeper held the ball safely.

Eugene got the ball first before a Joystick player
(Photos from Hari Olahraga Amal 2012's facebook page)

With the clock was ticking down, Joystick pressed PINTU Ke Mana Saja, closing down the players from their own area. They got one chance from a long shot, but Eugene was able to block the shot and catch it safely. Until the referee blew for the full time, no one were able to make any goal. When the referee blew the whistle, all PINTU Ke Mana Saja players showed their joy for winning this competition. They ran into the field, and celebrated together.

PINTU Ke Mana Saja players with the HOA Trophy
(photos from Surya Adhiwirawan's facebook)

The final scoreline is 4-0, and PINTU Ke Mana Saja is officially the winner of HOA 2012 in Futsal. The first trophy won in this academic year, and hopefully this good form will continue to Liga PPIS, as they will start the journey to defend the title for Liga PPIS next week.

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