PS UMJ Wins Second Place in the U-23 Menpora Cup

Football Association (PS UMJ) won second place in the Menpora Cup -U23. UMJ had to be satisfied with receiving second place, after being defeated by the Indonesian Education University (UPI) with a score of 3-1, Monday (30/10/) at the University of Indonesia Stadium.

Also read: Defeating UMT, PS UMJ Advances to the U-23 Menpora Cup Final

Throughout the tournament, UMJ appeared impressive by going undefeated until they reached the final. UMJ recorded 5 wins and one draw. UMJ has scored 42 goals. Apart from that, UMJ only conceded seven goals.

In the first half, UMJ started aggressively and threatened at the start of the match with a header from Muksin, player number twenty, but unfortunately this opportunity was not completed.

The match was tough for both teams. Even though they had several opportunities, both UMJ and UPI had difficulty scoring goals. Both appear at a slow tempo.

UMJ tried to dominate by controlling more of the ball and tried to appear patient in building attacks. UPI pressed hard starting from midfield and occasionally counterattacked.

Enjoying dominating UMJ, they actually missed out on an individual error, UPI player number seven took the initiative in a counterattack, combing from the left side of the defense and then taking a hard kick. The goalkeeper anticipated the kick, but it missed and UPI managed to score a goal in the 31st minute.

Behind one goal, in front of full support from supporters, UMJ continued to press the defense, as usual UPI appeared with a strong pressing game and managed to hold on until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, UMJ continued to pressure UPI's defense. However, the UPI Team continued to play tight and continued to launch counterattacks. Left behind, UMJ conceded again through two goals from player number 10 in the 52nd and 54th minutes.

In the final 15 minutes of the second half, UMJ continued to try to increase the tempo and control the game until they succeeded in reducing it with one goal scored by Raka Aditya in the 71st minute. The score remained at 3-1 until the final whistle sounded.

Also present at this match was the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Dito Arietedjo, who in his speech appreciated the Menpora U-23 Cup. Dito hopes that this tournament will continue as a forum for the development of football at student level. Not only that, he also wants to hold tournaments for lower age group levels.

“I want this tournament to be held every year, so that students have a platform. "We at Menpora will continue to support it," said Dito during his speech at the handover of the champions.

Apart from the Minister of Youth and Sports, also present in direct support was the Chairman of PS UMJ, Saprudin Dalih, SE., MM,. As a pretext for commenting on the results achieved by PS UMJ, he appreciated the performance of the UMJ players. According to him, UMJ played well from the start of the tournament, proving to have reached the finals from 32 universities from Jabodetabek to West Java.

"UMJ's game was quite good, but there were non-technical errors due to field differences that disrupted the game. "We've played well from the start, it's proven that we can reach the final," said Dalih when met after the match.

Captain of the First PS UMJ Garnis Men's team, he expressed his pride in UMJ reaching the First Final of the U-23 Menpora Cup. Garnis also invited his team to work hard in the future and improve their game in other tournaments. He also did not forget to thank the University for its support during the U-23 Menpora Cup tournament.

“Indeed, we lost focus and UPI played better and more compactly. "In the future, we must be even better and development must continue," hoped Garnis.

In another session, UPI team captain Fauzan Faiq said that the match against UMJ was very difficult and tight, "It was quite an exciting match," said Faiq.

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