Petro, Perak cruise to LG Cup semifinals

Petro, Perak cruise to LG Cup semifinals

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

A golden goal by Danilo Fernando in the 116th minute during the
extra time earned Petrokimia a 3-2 win over Singapore Armed
Forces FC (SAFFC) on Sunday and a place in the semifinals of the
LG Cup ASEAN Club Championship, Antara reported.

Later on in the day, Perak FC of Malaysia secured another
semifinal place after defeating Samart United of Cambodia 2-0,
with Frank J. Seator scoring both goals.

Played in Gresik, East Java, the hosts fell behind to a goal
from Jeyakanth Jeyapal's after eight minutes.

Jeyapal silenced the 10,000 home supporters with his second
goal in the 25th minute after he got past the offside trap before
beating goalkeeper Syahbani.

The match was halted for about four minutes when fans started
hurling plastic bottles onto the pitch. They were protesting the
decisions of Thai referee Veerapool Prayoon, which, they claimed,
frequently went against their team.

Petrokimia piled on the pressure, but the first goal came in
injury time of the first half, thanks to a cunning maneuver by
Rivaldo Costa at the mouth of Mohd Rezal Bin Hassan's goal.

The host team continued the attack in the second half and was
rewarded through Aries Budi Prasetyo, who headed a cross from
Danilo. The score did not change until the end of the game.

During extra time, Danilo scored himself to seal victory for
his team.

Team coach Alexander Sikov was amazed by his team's spirited
performance.

"I did not expect the players would be so fired up. Home
support helped spur the team to intensify the offensive when we
were 0-2 down," he said.