Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 110 - Indonesia vs Qatar

“GOOOOAAAL! Raynald! The new match ran for less than 10 minutes and Indonesia managed to score the first goal with a quick counter-attack!” Hadi Gunawan shouted in a National TV broadcast.

“This is a brilliant fast break strategy! After Radgar caught a Qatari player's shot, the ball was passed accurately on Firman Huda, he then funneled it to Rangga, to Raynaldi, to Arnova, then back again to Raynaldi who was onside. Their quick combination managed to catch the hole of the Qatari defense that was left attacking its players!” Bung Kusnaeni commented on Indonesia's quick goal.

Meanwhile, Raynaldi who glided on the grass surrounded his teammates excitedly.

“Hahaha... Ray, your shots are getting more terrible!” Arnova laughed happily. After playing with Raynaldi the number of assists in the National Team increased a lot.

“Yeah, your feed is getting better too!” Raynaldi.

After falling behind one goal, Qatar attacked Indonesia with a very fierce. Currently the Indonesian defense line caught off guard with a quick pass Qatar. Some mistakes when doing high pressing made Qatar managed to make some threats to the Indonesian defense.

In the 19th minute, the Qatari Wings managed to break through the left side of the Indonesian defense. Utilizing the empty space Kurnia left in attack, the Qatari winger managed to get into the box and go one-on-one with Radgar.

The Qatari Wings player firmly chose the far corner of the goal, Ragdar who had guessed it from the start jumped towards the ball and managed to throw the ball over the crossbar.

“Hoi! Be serious! Keep Position! Keep Concentration!” Radgar yelled angrily at the guards who were off guard, too many holes in the previous defense that made him so angry.

“Quiet, Radgar. We know our problem.” Muh. Ihsan as the most senior defender calmed Radgar down. He could see a lack of coordination in defence and offside traps ahead of time.

Nine minutes later, back through the flanks. This time it was the turn of the Indonesian right side that was used by Qatari players to tear apart the Indonesian defense line. The Qatari winger's cross feed from the right flank of the Indonesian defence, was managed in the horns by their attacker. Still on the crossbar.

In the 45th minute, return through the flanks with the same scheme. The Qatari winger's cross feed from the right flank of the Indonesian defence, was managed in the horns by their attacker.

Luckily, the ball was thrown away. Exit the penalty box. Mario responded and calmly sent the ball towards Firman Huda.

Then, Firman Huda who noticed the widening distance between the penalty box and the last line of defense of Qatar, firmly sent a hull pass into the empty area.

Raynaldi who managed to do anti-offside immediately rushed to the place where the ball fell and controlled the ball easily. Seeing Raynaldi unguarded, the Qatari goalkeeper could only choose to go forward and close Raynaldi's shooting angle.

However, his decision wreaked havoc. Raynaldi who saw him progress easily used two false moves to make him fall and shot the ball into the empty net. The score changed to 2-0.

The referee blew a legitimate goal-mark whistle, before blowing a long whistle to mark the first half game over.

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“OK, you guys did well!” Frans said he cheered his players.

“But there are also many problems in defense that often occur after we fail to attack.” Added Frans, reminding his players.

“That's why we will make some changes to strengthen the defense in the second half, Hasyim Sudrajat will enter in the second half replacing Aji Pamungkas.”

“Hasyim and Vincent, your task is to use the non-stop running to intercept and slow down the opponent's attack. Use your great stamina to master more areas in front of our defenders. Try to complement each other's positions.” Frans circled into the area in front of the centre-back.

“Firman and Rangga, no tactical changes for you guys. Just do it like in the first round.” Frans set his sights on Firman and Rangga.

“Arnova and Kurnia, multiply your run, the whole side of the field is your activity area. I hope the vacancy in the first half will not be repeated again.” Frans circled the side of the field and said firmly.

“Ray, make sure to stay in touch with other players. Whether to go forward or back is up to your own decision on the pitch.” Frans.

“OK, now get back on the field and grab those three points!” Frans closed the arrangement.

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The second half went almost the same as the first half, Qatar pressed Indonesia with their ferocious attack. But thanks to the tireless sweep Hasyim and Vincent the Indonesian defense managed to thwart all their attacks.

It also makes the ball that just rotates in the center field make the game a little boring.

Raynaldi and Rangga who were in the front line also retreated to their own area several times to pick up the ball.

In the 63rd minute, Qatar managed to send a breakthrough pass through the Indonesian defense line. The Qatari attacker who got the ball directly faced off against Radgar one-on-one.

Radgar, seeing this, did not advance blindly. But choose to keep a certain distance with the goal and focus his gaze on the ball.

The Qatari attacker saw Radgar remain near the goal, finally deciding to shoot when entering the box, because Marco had already followed him from behind.

The shot ball of the Qatar attacker leads to the top right corner of the Indonesian goal. However, Radgar who was in a crazy performance managed to see the intentions of his opponent. He stomped his foot and jumped in the direction the ball was heading while stretching his hand to reach the ball.

The ball finally touched Radgar's two fingers and soared up the crossbar.

“Ohh!!! And radgar!!! Once he saved the Indonesian wicket! This is his fifth save in this match!” Hadi Gunawan shouted loudly in the National TV live broadcast room.

“Good salvation Radgar! Sorry I missed that feed!” Marco, who had returned to his position, helped Radgar to stand.

“No problem! Keep your position well after this, we just need to seal the ball and we will win this game.” Radgar hit back casually, this was not Marco's fault as he also almost thought the attacker's position was offside.

“Oke.” Marco nodded and prepared to defend from a corner.

In the 79th minute, Qatar who was too pressing forward, back into the ball.

This time, Rangga who snatched the ball in the middle field sent the ball to Raynaldi who again managed to escape the offside trap.

Raynaldi dribbled quickly towards Qatar unattended. Without any intention of keeping his stamina, Raynaldi ran as hard as he could to the Qatar penalty box.

This time the Qatari goalkeeper did not advance to take the ball, but prepared in front of goal to stop Raynaldi's shot.

Unfortunately, he is not Radgar at his best and Raynaldi who has near-perfect shooting ability is also on a different level to the Qatar attacker.

Raynaldi, who saw his opponent not progressing to close his shooting room, freely directed the ball into the top left corner of the goal with his left foot.

The Qatari goalkeeper by relying on his reflexes jumped towards the ball, unfortunately boal managed to penetrate his ten fingers and slide towards the goal easily. The score again changed to 3-0 for Indonesia's excellence.

“Hattrick! Hattrick! Raynaldi scored his second hat-trick against Qatar in the last 40 of the 2010 AFC world cup qualifiers! He also temporarily leads the list of top scorers of the AFC qualifying round with 8 goals in 3 games! Absolutely crazy, he is a natural goalscorer!” Hadi Gunawan shouted excitedly.

After scoring Hattrick, Raynaldi was immediately pulled out and replaced by Abdullah (CB) to strengthen the defense.

Three minutes later, Rangga was replaced with Ivan Jaguar (CB) to buy time and add players in the defense.

Frans firmly put the super bus with seven defenders in his formation and gave up attacking in the rest of the game.

The match ended with Indonesia's 3-goal lead over Qatar.

In another match, the United Arab Emirates hosted Guam. Successfully destroyed Guam with 4 goals without reply.

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Group J Classification

1. Indonesia [12 points] [13-2]

2. United Arab Emirates [7 points] [15-6]

3. Qatar [4 points] [10-8]

4. Guam [0 points] [0-22]