PSPI Pasar Ikan – Lighthartz | 29-07-2006 09.00

12000 punters turned up at Estadio del Pasar Ikan, and despite
threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. A 4-4-2 alignment was
the formation of choice for Pasar. The following players took the field:
Suwondo - Dharmadji, Lubis, Dian, Syaiful - Gani, Rungkat, Kusnan, Pane
- Sahdan, Malaiholo.

Lighthartz had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Karai -
Palmer, Ochoa, Simanungkalit, Świętek - Grajek, Ben, Laenen, Rodríguez -
Bastos, Aulanko.

For their match strategy, Lighthartz had decided to use their ability to
counter-attack whenever possible. We may never know what Novaldy Rungkat
was thinking when he tried to pass the ball through a crowd of
opponents. Luckily for him, Lighthartz's Jan Grajek somehow missed the
wide open net. Lighthartz's Marlev Ben gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead in
the 10:th minute with a superb strike from the right. Maxie Hamzah was
called on to replace Lighthartz's Jan Grajek in the 11:th minute after a
nasty collision. Victor Laenen suddenly found himself completely free on
the right wing, when a counterattack by Lighthartz caught their
opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper
prevented him from scoring. Pasar's Hadi Sahdan was shown a yellow card
after 21 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A loud groan was heard
from the fans of Lighthartz, as Manuel Bastos left the pitch in too much
pain to finish the match. Ansar Tubun took his place on the field.
Pasar's Eka Pane's early cross took everyone by surprise except for
Irwan Malaiholo who alertly redirected the ball goalwards and past the
hapless goalkeeper to make the score 1 - 1. Lighthartz's defence sent a
ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack, but Andrés
Ochoa's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Lighthartz's
Andrés Ochoa left the field after 31 minutes because of a nasty blow to
the shin. His replacement was Clemens Juelka. The teams went for the
halftime break at 1 - 1. Pasar claimed to be the more dominant force in
the game, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58
percent.

Lighthartz's Clemens Juelka was shown a yellow card after 47 minutes for
slicing down an opponent. Lighthartz made it 1-2 as Phillip Palmer
knocked the corner kick to Maxie Hamzah who whipped in a cross to the
far post. Novaldy Rungkat of Pasar received a yellow card in the 55:th
minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Many in the crowd felt the referee
was being too lenient when he only showed Pasar's Yulianto Dian a yellow
card after a mistimed challenge from behind in the 71:th minute. Pasar
held the ball, with a clear 58 percent of possession.

The most dominating Pasar player was without a doubt Reagan Gani. Marani
Suwondo turned in a dismal performance, however. Lighthartz's best
player was Jack Simanungkalit. Clemens Juelka on the other hand, had a
terrible day. The match ends 1 - 2.