Persipura close to round place

Mar 17, 2015 - 08:00:04 |
Samdhoh trying to escape from Persipura defender today. (MS Photo: Ismail Affan)

Male', MALDIVES - Indonesia's Persipura Jayapura has moved inches close to the second round of AFC Cup after a hard fought win against Maziya by 2-1 in the National Football Stadium here in Male'. Persipura outplayed Maldives FA Cup champions in the first half keeping the ball mostly inside Maziya half and creating chances in almost every move.

In the 4th minute of the game Boaz made a good shot on target inside the box but keeper Imran saved the ball.

In the 12th minute Umair made a good header inside the box but it went straight to the gloves of the keeper.

In the 30th minute Pablo made another stunning shot just outside the box but keeper blocked it.

In the 33rd minute Keeper Imran made an outstanding save to stop the shot from Nelson.

A minute later Boaz broke the deadlock from a powerless shot inside the box.

In the 46th minute Niyaz penetrated the defense line of persipura and supplied a good ball but persipura players cleared the ball.

In the 73rd minute Pablo gave a good ball to Asadhulla and he put it into the net but referee ruled out it for a corner.

In the 76th minute Kone doubled the lead from a wonderful shot inside the box.

A minute later Asadhulla scored for Maziya. Niyaz penetrated the defense line and made a good shit which hits the woodwork and Asadhulla scored from the rebounded ball.

In the 78th minute referee sent off Ian for wasting time with a second yellow card.

In the last minute of the normal time Pablo's shot was blocked and Imaz made another good shot from the rebounded ball but it went wide.

Persipura lies on the top of the table with 9 points from three games.

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fan on Mar 17
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Very poor play from Maziya, no tactic,no plan game,no idea only kicking the ball and long balls from defence line to strikers.
boyko on Mar 17
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Is this the season that unravel the poor form or long term effect of age catching up on goalkeeper Imran? We saw his mistakes in People's cup though strangely awarded the best keeper. He made similar mistakes in each of the subsequent matches. Today again he made an easy mistake which any other keeper could easily have saved. His problem is his has lost that touch of awareness and reaction time. It was a moderately kicked shot yet he was bracing for it as if it was hit very fast. He was not well placed. His body position and movement was wrong.He tried to scoop it when he could have caught it.
fan on Mar 18
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Yet another howler from Maziya keeper. How long are they going to watch these kind of mistakes from thier keeper before investing in a good keeper. Imran is costing valuable points!
FOOTBALLMAD on Mar 19
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Let's face it, Maziya is the realistic group stage hopefuls we Maldivians have. In the past, it has been New Radiant but this time it's different. The overall performance of Maziya so far has been good and there's still a lot to play for in the next 3 matches. Looking at the prospects match-by-match: We, Maziya, can beat Bengaluru at home but we'll need more fans in the ground and make some noise. I don't understand why Maziya shouldn't get the same level of support as New Radiant. It's not as if the country doesn't have enough crowd-gathering potential! We can beat Warriors away, the way we played against them home. Persipura is the most difficult match but if we gave it all and with good team tactics, we could come back home with a priceless point from the match. So, seven points aren't within reach. Maziya, you can do it!

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