
After training in the morning, in the afternoon before the afternoon Cananga Youth Mining players went to Benhil Stadium, not to compete but to watch the match between Sugar Crossed FC against Medan United.
The tribune was filled with supporters from Medan United who are known as the most loyal and hardline supporters, their character is also hard like the style of their favorite club play that plays hard but classy.
For Sugar Crossed FC supporters look a little, because they are an unexpected team. Not many expected Sugar Crossed FC to go this far, and the Sugar Crossed FC team is even currently categorized as a dark horse in I-Youth at the moment.
Both teams began to enter the field. The Sugar Crossed FC team wore their pride jersey that was red like blood, as a form of their sense of bravery. As for the Medan United team, they wore their home jersey which was filled with green.
A new whistle blown by the referee as a sign of the beginning of the match, both teams have been seen insistent to show who among them is entitled to qualify for the next phase.
From the corner of the stands, Rizaldi could recognize one of the Sugar Crossed FC players. He is very familiar with the figure, a figure who always bullies him in the past, namely Yoga Hilmawan who wears the number 9 back.
Rizaldi noticed with his eagle eyes, how Hilmawan Yoga played. Until now, Yoga Hilmawan was the top scorer of I-Youth, during the group phase he managed to score 23 goals. Obviously, Hilmawan Yoga is one of the goalkeeping threats of any club and no coach is silly enough not to keep an eye on the figure of Hilmawan Yoga.
Even Derry who had met with the figure before entering the Youth-A squad was creeped out to see the current figure of Yoga. "She's not the figure we met a few months ago, you must have felt that, pal?" Derry says.
Rizaldi still silently watched the game of Hilmawan Yoga. When Yoga Hilmawan gets the ball, Yoga really will not waste the opportunity in vain. He advanced to the opponent's penalty box with a very fierce and even though he was confronted by 3 players at once he could still pass them and managed to kick towards the goal, lucky goal Medan United because the kick ball from Yoga still hit the goalpost.
Yoga Hilmawan looks like a tiger just released from his cage, he is hungry for goals and will do anything to score. His greatest strength is in his right leg, but Hilmawan's left leg is as deadly as his right leg. If he gets the shooting room, it is certain that the killer instinct Yoga Hilmawan will be active immediately and he will kick the ball very hard until the ball manages to tear the net of his enemy team.
Medan United team also did not lose just like that, they also showed their best performance in the face of Sugar Crossed FC. They never underestimate the teams they have faced before, because they learn from the mistakes made by other teams.
So the game was very fierce, though, both teams appear insistent and open play from both teams makes the audience who sit on the stands tense like watching a horror film and are waiting for a jumpscare moment made by the director flickers.
Finally all the tension began to stretch, in the 21st minute a beautiful game of Sugar Crossed FC players managed to dismantle the defense of the Medan United team. After ravaging the defense line of the Medan United team, Sugar Crossed FC players numbered 12 immediately gave a sweet breakthrough pass to Yoga Hilmawan who was preparing to welcome a pass from him.
The Medan United defender had closed the space to be addressed by Yoga Hilmawan, but it turned out that Yoga took a hard kick from outside the penalty box without controlling the ball. The hard ball drifted very quickly, even the United Field goalkeeper was unable to react to it.
When the comments shout the word goal! The residents immediately cheered to make a noise at the Benhil Stadium, while the supporters of their Medan United team immediately fell silent for a moment before they finally returned to voice to give encouragement to their favorite team.
Because of such a game Sugar Crossed FC again got the opportunity in the 29th minute. The long bait was received by the Sugar Crossed FC winger, then the winger immediately gave a horizontal pass to Yoga Hilmawan. Yoga was immediately flanked by two Medan United team defenders, but again he managed to take a kick, although his kick was successfully pushed by the opposing goalkeeper and produced a corner kick for Sugar Crossed FC.
Sugar Crossed FC has done a corner, the ball is directed to Yoga Hilmawan directly punched by the opposing goalkeeper. The wild ball fell to the feet of the United field players and they immediately counterattacked quickly. Their one-two passes managed to take them to the heart of Sugar Crossed FC's defence, and the task of a Medan United striker could be completed very well.
Medan United managed to equalize and make their supporters sound again like the early minutes before the goal from Sugar Crossed FC. But the score did not last long enough, it only took 3 minutes Sugar Crossed FC again made Medan United supporters silent again to once again.
Again and again through the beautiful game scheme and the pattern of attacks through the wings, Yoga Hilmawan again became the scourge of fear for the defense of Medan United. Yoga again managed to score the second goal through his tap-in goal by utilizing the assist of their winger.
Until the final whistle of the first half, the score remained 2-1 for the superiority of Medan United. The Cananga Youth Mining players who witnessed how the first half match went, instantly ran out of words to explain how tense they were watching the match this time around.
Action to attack each other, moments of rapid counter-attack that makes them have to hold on to the bench, or how hard the game from both teams into spices that add flavor in this game this time. They were already impatient to see who would be the winner of this duel, some of them even made bets for this.
For the second half the intensity of the game is still a little high, but entering the 60th minute it feels like the game from Medan United has decreased slightly. The players of Medan United already can not resist their fatigue in doing the game with such intensity, their muscles have started to shout.
This momentum was used by Sugar Crossed FC to make an all-out attack on the defense of the Medan United team. Sure enough, for 10 minutes more Medan United players were forced to play in their defensive line only, while Sugar Crossed FC players continued to press them constantly. Until finally in the 76th minute the goal finally happened.
Starting from the scheme that has been carried out by the children of Sugar Crossed FC repeatedly, their winger gave a hull pass to the penalty box Medan United. The gastric bait that was so fitting was struck by Yoga Hilmawan by doing an acrobatic kick, the ball leads right into the opponent's goal and the opponent's goalkeeper had time to react but a little late.
A beautiful goal happened today, Yoga Hilmawan immediately opened his jersey to celebrate his hattrick today. Because of his actions, Yoga Hilmawan was punished with a yellow card by the referee because he was considered to have been excessive in performing the celebration.
Until the long whistle sign of the end of the match was sounded, the score remained 3-1 and Sugar Crossed FC became the winner in this match. Medan United players who have made all their efforts, immediately fell down in the middle of the field, even some of them who cried because of their failure.
This is the reality of football, sometimes football can be very painful. But even so, they must keep walking with a straight face and an upright body.
The Cananga Youth Mining players were preparing to return to their hotels, they all had different thoughts after watching today's game. And so did Rizaldi. The figure of Yoga Hilmawan is in his head at this time, a figure he really wants to beat on the green field.
Rizaldi is very eager to face the rival figure, he will prove to him that he can do what is done by Yoga Hilmawan.