Grande Finale of the Football SeasonCategory: Sport
Article posted by: Jeraldy Belleta
The European football season is coming to an end, with the 3 largest European leagues that already
have been decided.Inter Milan won its 4th Seria A title in a row and 17 in total. Without much effort on
Inter’s side, the season was decided when its chief rival AC Milan lost to Udinese, and with it lost the
last chance to catch up. The bad news is that one of the top class players in the last few years, Luis
Figo, announced that he will retire in the end of the season.
TIMOR Leste sizzled as a nine-man Aceh self-destructed in last night’s Arafura Games men’s gold medal
match at Larrakia Park.Aceh replied to Timor’s three second-half goals with three red cards as the
match spiralledfrom brilliant to boorish in the dying minutes.With the match well and truly in Timor
Leste’s possession - courtesy of opportunistic Mazario Do Capmo goal and captain Anggisu Barbosa
penalty early in the second-half - a Joao Paulo goal sealed the fledgling nation its greatest football prize
in history.Even coach Manuel Soares, embarrassed by highlights to choose from as a favourite in the
match, singled the Dili teenager’s effort out as amazing‘That is the moment we can really celebrate
he said.
The grand finale - written as a it were a Hollywood romantic-drama - started even enough.Warning
shots were aplenty, testing the reflexes and nervesof Timor goalkeeper Henrique Oliveira and Aceh’s
Reid Dedi Agustian.Timor’s best chance of the first-half fell to Savio Ximenes who flashed his shot wide
of the far post with only Aceh’s custodian to beat.Some nonchalant defensive work very nearly gifted
Rahman and Aceh the opener in the 37th minute, denied only by desperate defence and an outstretched
hand of Oliveira.
It took only two minutes after the re-start for Timor to break the deadlock with menacing midfielder Do
Capmo nodding in a lose ball from point-blank range.
The second followed soon when captain Barbosa coolly capitalised from the spot, a rash Naza Ruddin
challenge on Bartholomeu Valadaires inside the box left referee Regis Queffelec no option but to award
a penalty.The referee had his work cut out keeping tempers in check, giving Sukman Dinsyah his second
caution and subsequent marching orders soon after.
Posted By: Jeraldy Belleta
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