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Ola, Apa kabar?, Anya hap seo?, Ni Hao? Whats up guys? the douchebag is back. He's back with an analysis from one of the weirdest football match that he ever witnessed at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta. This is one of the pre-qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which we barely won last night. I mean seriously, we were up by 3-0 at halftime and even scored another goal to put the game beyond our opponent with 10 minutes reamining. But, this is football, where anything can happen in space of seconds. Remember Istanbul? or MU-Munich during 1999 champions league final? yup, Turkmenistan almost did the impossible thing, clawing back from 4-1 deficit and almost pulled an upset last night. But, God is great, He wants us to continue our journey and create some possible upsets while putting some scintillating football skills in the next round. These are some pictures taken from last night's game that I gathered from the net.
What a brilliant header by Christian Gonzales, a great finish after receiving a well taken cross by M. Ilham (if I'm not mistaken). Indonesia leads by 1-0.
(I wonder why the picture looks identical with the first one. Ah....lets move on) Another great finish from the Uruguayan-born striker who won 6-goalscoring titles while playing his football in Indonesia. Great skill from Boaz who opted to pass the ball instead of taking a goalscoring opportunity to add up the scoreline. 2-0.
Wow, a truly magnificent goal (Some spectators who were sitting next to me were surprised). It was stunning goal. M. Nasuha scored a world class goal that we can only see in European league matches. Even David Beckham would be proud of that strike. Congrats M. Nasuha, your goal should be a contender for the goal of the tournament (what tournament?? we haven't even qualified yet...such a silly remark)
And then, came the second half where hatful of chances were wasted by Indonesian players, particularly Boaz Solossa. I like the way he played, but the finishing just wasn't there. A pity. And suddenly, Turkmenistan pulled a goal back, a wake up call for Indonesia. 3-1.
Goallllll. Indonesia finally ended their misfortune in front of goal by scoring another long range effort. M. Ridwan, the midfielder, who often loses his balance while playing football, shot the ball passed the hapless Turkmenistan goalkeeper. 4-1 Indonesia. That's it.
That's what we thought. Unfortunately, Turkmenistan had another idea. Despite being down to 10 men, they managed to mount a serious comeback with two quick successive goals in 83th and 86th minutes. They failed to win the game thou, but they surely gave us and Indonesian team a late scare and plenty things to think about.
My concern is players' stamina and their lack of concentration at the end of every game that they play. This is my analysis. If we don't have good stamina to play until the end of the match, how we could even concentrate on our game plan and guard our opponents, particularly if we play against a world class team in the next round. Next issue is intelligence. we should play smart football and try to control the tempo. In my opinion, the most important aspect in a football match is a battle of midfield. Once you control and win the midfield battle, you will win that match. So, I think by improving our stamina, our focus will automatically be improved as well in every match that we play. About the intelligence, well, just keep practicing the game plan ok. So, bravo my Garuda...I'm very proud of you. Lets take another baby step in the next round.
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