Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
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PSIM Yogyakarta’s young goalkeeper, Khairul Fikri Ma’arif, could not hide his excitement about appearing in front of 56 thousand spectators at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) when facing
Persija Jakarta
, Friday (28/11).
The 22 year old player just made his debut in the Super League this season.Having the status of third goalkeeper at PSIM Yogyakarta, Fikri admitted that he was nervous about appearing in front of tens of thousands of spectators at his first moment of showing off.
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“after not playing for a long time and having the opportunity to be honest, I’m really nervous,” said Fikri in the press conference session after PSIM’s match against Persija.
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Unfortunately, the first moment for the goalkeeper who was born in Purworejo, Central Java resulted in a 0-2 defeat.Laskar Mataram had to recognize the superiority of the Kemayoran Tigers thanks to two goals from Maxwell De Souza (77′) and Allano (95′).
“I remain grateful for being given health and the opportunity to play. Thank you to the coaches who put their trust in me. Thank you also to Brajamusti who was present at the GBK stadium,” said Fikri.
Even though he conceded twice, Fikri received praise from his coach, Jean Paul Van Gastel, because he was considered to have shown a steely mentality against a giant team with a massive supporter base.
“I enjoy the atmosphere here. I appreciate [PSIM goalkeeper] Fikri who played in a match of this magnitude against Persija,” said Van Gastel.
The Dutch coach appreciated Persija’s performance, which appeared dominant throughout the match.According to former assistant Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, the Kemayoran Tigers squad deserved to win three points from this match.
“Persija has the right to win, we didn’t play badly but we also didn’t play well, especially in the first half,” he said.
The defeat prevented PSIM from climbing to a higher place in the standings.However, Anton Phase and his friends remain in fourth place with 22 points.
“In general I am proud of the team, we fought to get points but unfortunately Persija won. After 13 matches no one thought we were at the top. We will recover and start from scratch again,” said Jean Paul Van Gastel.
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