Elektrik to play against Monas in Proliga final<\/p>\n
Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Newcomer Jakarta Elektrik will challenge Jakarta Monas in the
\nwomen's final of the Proliga 2004 volleyball championships after
\nwinning their semifinal matches here on Friday.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Elektrik denied Bandung Art Deco, last year's
\nchampion, a place in the final, cruising to a 3-1 victory in
\nFriday's matches at the basketball hall at Bung Karno Sports
\nComplex.<\/p>\n
Elektrik, which lost only once during the group stage at the
\nhands of Jakarta Phinisi, came back from a set down to win 23-25,
\n25-19, 25-17, 25-17.<\/p>\n
Art Deco's head coach Syamsul Jais praised the Elektrik
\nplayers' comeback performance, saying that he had applied a
\ncorrect strategy, but his players failed to hang on against the
\nbetter opponents in the remaining games.<\/p>\n
\"Initially, we were relieved that Elektrik played the
\nformation we had expected them to play and we had a perfect
\nstrategy for that. It worked well as we won the first game but
\nElektrik players raised their performance in the rest of the
\ngames,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said his blocking line worked generally well but poor
\ndefending appeared to cost them the match.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Elektrik's head coach Victor Laiyan bemoaned his
\nteam's successful run in winning the final ticket, a success he
\nattributed to the players' toughness in shrugging off early
\njitters.<\/p>\n
The 2002 champion Jakarta Monas and Jakarta Phinisi, both
\nequal in strength, were involved in a tough match in the other
\nsemifinal before the former champion scraped to a 3-2 win.<\/p>\n
Monas won 18-25, 28-16, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10 in a match that
\nits head coach Yoppie Hehanusa enthusiastically claimed as the
\nreal final.<\/p>\n
\"Psychological shape decisively counted in the game as we both
\nhad equal strength. Our players were feeling stressed out there
\nduring the first three games but we managed to get over the
\npressure soon,\" Yoppie said.<\/p>\n
In the men's competition, Surabaya Flame advanced to the final
\nafter beating Jogja Gunadarma 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 25-21. The
\nother final slot was still being fought out between Bandung
\nTelkomsel and Jakarta Monas.<\/p>",
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