Football System: Classic Number 10
Chapter 150: The Next Match-day

After getting a 2-day holiday schedule, Cananga FC Mining retainers will return to play their next game immediately. Indonesia Premier League is now entering its 13th week, it feels like it has been so long since Rizaldi was newly promoted to the senior team after a long time studying at the Cananga FC Mining academy.

In this 13th match-day, Pemambangan Cananga FC will face the team that inhabits the basis of the current Indonesia Premier League standings, namely the team that has the nickname Laskar Kuning Biru, Gresik Petrokimia FC.

Gresik Petrokimia FC, the team that inhabits the bottom of the current Indonesia Premier League standings. They only collected 6 points from the 12 games they have played. That means they only won 2 times and suffered 10 defeats. In addition to being the team that inhabits the bottom of the standings, Gresik Petrokimia also became the team that most conceded goals in the 12 games they have played. They conceded more than 20 goals, more precisely they conceded 28 goals from 12 games they lived, that means they have never recorded a single clean-sheet.

On paper, Cananga FC Mining could easily earn 3 points in this match, this time around, but that is if they can play as they normally do and give respect to a team that will be their current enemy.

That's what Coach Giovanni Almeida said at the press conference before the game. He wants his boys to give full respect to the opposing team, because according to Coach Giovanni Almeida the team that is falling is an enemy that can be scary. That's because a team like Gresik Petrokimia are eager to get another win and improve their position in the league, sometimes they become a little scary if they can appear loose like that and there are already 2 victims for underestimating them, both are teams that fill the middle board in Indonesia Premier League, he said, they are Lampung Metro City and Cirebon Gamberetto FC.

Both teams are strong teams and sometimes inhabit the mid-table league or sometimes finish in a bix-six position, but they were defeated by Gresik Petrokimia and great again Gresik Petrokimia beat them on the road, meaning the Lampung Metro City and Cirebon Gamberetto FC teams were defeated while competing on their own home turf.

Coach Giovanni Almeida certainly does not want that to happen to his team, he wants to keep his distance from the current leaders of the standings Tarakanita Jakarta who continue to win every level they have, he said, in fact, they are the most productive team in the league at the moment by registering 34 goals from 12 games. Giovanni Almeida does not want them to drop points in this game, as this will be one of the important games for Cananga FC, because in the 15th match-day they will face the leader of Tarakanita Jakarta FC.

There were not many changes made by coach Giovanni, he only made a little rotation to his players. The goalkeeper position is again filled by the previous team's main goalkeeper M. Ramli, because Derry Yanuar must do training to defend the U-17 national team competing in the AFF. In addition to Derry, Martin and Axel Raihan are also absent in this game and some games in the future because of the same thing.

Hearing what Coach Giovanni said at the press conference, Rizaldi again remembered the match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He no longer wanted to experience the same thing, so he preferred to prepare himself and not look down on his enemies. Rizal plans not to use the player's card in this game, he prefers to keep the player's card for a more crucial match later.

Cananga Mining hosted Gresik Petrochemical FC at Cananga stadium, all players have gathered on the field and made handshakes. The kick-off has started from the Cananga Mining team.

As usual, Cananga FC Mining plays a fast build-up play that is very troublesome many other clubs defense. But the visitors are not willing to let the Cananga FC Mining game flow just like that, they are pressing this time because they want to get extra points and get out of a creepy position.

From the early minutes of Cananga FC Mining pressed the defense of the visitors, but the visitors were able to defend a little and could also several times launch a quick counterattack that is quite dangerous.15 minutes early, the visitors were able to defend a little bit, Mining Cananga FC recorded 3 shots on goal, 1 of which can still be pushed by the goalkeeper of the team Gresik Petrokimia FC well.

Cananga mining could again double the lead in the 34th minute. This time Rizaldi gave a mature pass to the opposing team's penalty box after rummaging through Gresik Petrokimia FC's team defense from the right side. The ball was so mature that it was headed by Ednilson Silva, but his header could still be pushed aside by team goalkeeper Gresik Petrokimia FC. The rebound ball failed in a clean sweep by team defender Gresik Petrokimia FC, the, and in the end Anan Riswan who was there immediately grabbed the rebound ball and scored the second goal for Cananga FC Mining.

Before halftime, Mining Cananga FC again managed to score a goal. This time Ednilson Silva who managed to score through his individual action, he easily fooled goalkeeper Gresik Petrokimia FC and tore his net to change the score to 3-0 in the 43rd minute.

Entering the second half of the Cananga FC Mining team tried to play more relaxed by lowering the tempo of the game, a little, unfortunately they had to concede in the 51st minute through a goal created by Rizqi Ridho the number 9 player in the team Gresik Petrokimia FC.

But Cananga Mining could again score after 5 minutes of Gresik Petrokimia FC's previous goal. Rizaldi provided a great assist to Ednilson Silva who completed his task with a first-time kick that tore the net of Gresik Petrokimia FC's team.

Until the long whistle sounded, Cananga FC Mining managed to keep their lead. Score 4-1 for the victory of Pemambangan Cananga FC, another victory for the red and black troops and now they are ready to face the Indonesian Premier League leaders at the moment.

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Meanwhile, in the stands after the game was over....

A mysterious man looked a little satisfied when he saw the match, not knowing what made him satisfied yet he was like he had just found gold in a pile of trash.

The man immediately reached into his pants pocket, he took his phone and looked to be choosing the number he wanted to call. After that he called someone who seemed important enough to him, at least like that.

"Hello boss! The boy again showed something interesting here. I've been watching him for almost a year now and his development is so fast, it exceeds my expectations. It looks like he will be fit to play at our club and fit perfectly into the vision of our new club's mission, we have to secure it immediately or else we can regret it one day" he said.

Then the man smiled as soon as he heard the reply from the person he called, he felt satisfied because it seemed like the task he had done so far had a result for him. The phone was closed, the man then left without the knowledge of others who exactly the figure.