Football System: Classic Number 10
Chapter 133: First Round of Indonesian Super Cup

The atmosphere of Gelora Sriwijaya Jakabaring Palembang Stadium is very rumbling today. The spectators were already impatiently waiting for the match to start, today's match would be a very prestigious match for both teams. Because both teams will fight for the Indonesian Super Cup which is quite prestigious.

The shield-shaped or shield-shaped cup is the capture of the two strongest teams in the Indonesia League because this cup will be contested by the team that won the I-LEAGUE and the team that won the Indonesian Cup or cup the league. But sometimes there is also where the Indonesian Super Cup is contested by the I-LEAGUE winning team and also the runner-up in the I-LEAGUE. This usually happens because the team that won the I-LEAGUE and the Indonesian Cup is the same team or known as the double winners. This had happened in the previous season, at that time Cananga FC Mining managed to become double winners and they competed against the runner-up I-LEAGUE at that time, namely Semarang Segara FC.

At that time Pengambangan Cananga FC managed to surpass Semarang Segara FC with a score of 3-1 and became a champion of the Indonesian Super Cup. It was the period of Mengambangan Cananga FC became the most accomplished Indonesian football club, because in that season also Pemambangan Cananga FC managed to become the winner of the AFC Champions League for the first time.

But the time goes quickly, the power of Indonesian football is always alternating. No team really dominates the league, Cananga FC was once a champion in a row but still after that came a new champion who is fresher and has better fighting strength. This is because FSI or the Indonesian Football Federation continues to fix the league regulations that run in Indonesia to make the league more competitive every season. Although the I-LEAGUE is still ranked second most competitive league in ASEAN after the Thai league, but the enthusiasm of the audience and also the spirit of the players make this league more competitive.

The same is happening now at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Jakabaring Palembang today. In the evening, supporters from both teams are equally passionate about supporting their beloved team. As the two teams began to enter the field, their voices grew louder and louder. The sounds of whistles, trumpets and even drum beats and singing began to sound in unison at Gelora Sriwijaya Jakabaring Stadium.

Today will be a day of proof for Coach Giovanni Almeida, he will bring a big revolution in the Cananga FC Mining squad. Their slipping in the top flight of the I-LEAGUE standings last season left a pretty deep wound for Cananga FC's Mining fans as well as for him, because of his ambition to become a coach who is able to bring one team to be champions of the league three times in a row immediately extinct. That failure will be the fuel to get the win today.

"Are you ready to win today Coach?" Coach Satria Hutama asked Coach Giovanni who looked quite tense at the moment.

Coach Giovanni looked at Coach Satria for a few minutes until it made Coach Satria a little uncomfortable because of it. "I don't mean to brag Coach, it's pure steadfastness" Coach Satria Hutama hurriedly said.

Coach Giovanni remains silent, he looks very tense or he is trying to stay calm and try to improve his sense of sight for this match.

Rizaldi Fatah was on the bench, waiting for his turn to play. His name was listed in the squad for today's game and he hopes the opportunity comes to him. He sat down with Derry Yanuar, Martin and Axel Raihan who also entered the squad this time.

The Bandung Tigerra FC team that became their opponent this time immediately played insistent, they did high pressing and tight to suppress the Cananga FC Mining team game. They do not want to let the Cananga FC Mining team control the course of the game just like that.

Their pressings almost reaped success. Starting from the mistake of Pengambangan defender Cananga FC who made a wrong pass, the bait was successfully cut by Anderson Sales who was the gedor of the Bandung team Tigerra FC. Anderson Sales immediately made a stabbing move into the Cananga FC Mining penalty box, Cananga Mining defender trying to block Anderson Sales's shot, but Anderson Sales made a fake shoot move. The shooting room was open, Anderson Sales immediately shot the ball into the top corner of the goal, but unfortunately the ball is still soaring very high but only in the 8th minute they have managed to make a threat to the Cananga FC Mining goal.

Coach Giovanni could not stand what his men did, he immediately stood up and shouted on the sidelines to scold those who had made the fatal mistake.

After that Cananga FC Mining tried to re-establish their system once again. It's still being pressed very high by Tigerra FC, but they are trying to stay calm. Chances they get in the 15th minute. Starting from a combination of excellent passes, Anan Riswan managed to make a stabbing movement on the right side of the Tigerra FC team defense. Anan Riswan tried to give a cross into the box, the ball was successfully headed by Adam Sala but unfortunately his header was still wide and only resulted in a goal kick for Tigerra FC team.

Although they failed to score from the scenario, but the opportunity was enough to make Cananga FC Mining increasingly run in the right direction. They continued to press Tigerra FC team bertubi after the opportunity. Opportunity after chance created but still no one really endangers the Tigerra FC goal, until in the end in the 24th minute the goal they were looking for had actually arrived.

Starting from the corner kick scenario, the ball sent very maturely managed to be headed by Ednilson Silva a new player who had just arrived from Mataram Alceo FC. Ednilson Silva did a very good heading, the ball managed to bounce to the ground so that makes the direction of the ball a little difficult for the goalkeeper Tigerra FC to hit it and make the score turn into 1-0 in the 24th minute.

But unfortunately their superiority did not last long. After the goal the Cananga FC Mining team began to be suppressed by Tigerra FC. Their advantage lasted only twelve minutes. Through a quick counter-attack scheme, Tigerra FC managed to equalize with a very hard left-footed kick from Anderson Sales who managed to get into the net Cananga FC Mining team.

Coach Giovanni was really angry, he slammed the bottle of drink he held earlier because he saw his team's transition was so slow that he had to get a penalty with a goal from a quick counter-attack.

Until the whistle of the first half mark was over, the score remained unchanged 1-1 for both teams. But the current condition of Cananga FC's Mining team is really not okay, they will face a terrible lecture from Coach Giovanni on the sidelines of a fifteen-minute break this time around.