1-0, Narrow advantage for Indonesia from Philippine

Many people hope that there would be many goals at that game. We can hope that if the Philippine is the same team as we defeated them many year ago, but they are now totally different team. The have strong defense and great midfield, that's why they can beat Vietnam and hold Singapore at the group stage.

Let's back to the game. Indonesia started with a great opportunity, but the Philippine's goal keeper able to safe the narrow strike from Cristian Gonzales. The long pass strategy often created to open the strict defense from the opponent although many high defender in the Philippine defense. At that time, Neil Etheridge, Alex Borromeo, and Ray Anthony Jonsson played very good. Not many chances from the Philippine, because they only relied on the counter attack. And the chance came twice from Phillip Younghusband, both were from outside penalty box. 

In the minute 31', the error defense from Neil Etheridge and Ray Jonsson made Gonzales able to convert the chance became a goal. A long pass from Firman Utina was a great chance at that moment and a great heading also from Gonzales. His composure shows us that three times in row of top scorer in Indonesia League is a real fact.

In the second half, not too many different, the host still hold the game with the counter attack from the visitor. The error defense from Markus and Maman Abdurrahman almost made Phil Younghusband gave a disaster before a great safe heading from Zulkifly Sukur clear out the threat from Indonesian defense. The narrow advantage gives Indonesia more comfortable in the second leg...In my personal opinion, i hope we can meet Malaysia in the final.