[Pra Musim Indonesia] Sriwijaya FC 2018 Gubernur Kaltim Cup Winner 2018

Sriwijaya FC won the 2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup title after defeating Arema FC 3-2 in the final game at Palaran Stadium, Samarinda, on Sunday night.

Victory Warriors Wong Kito thanks to goals from Novan Setya Sasongko contribution on 10 minutes, Alberto Goncalves 43 minutes and Hamka Hamzah 48 minutes.

While two goals reply Singo Edan both through the ball off, namely Balsa Bozovic free kick on 23 minutes and Thiago Furtuoso penalty execution in the 80th minute.

In addition to trophies, Hamka Hamzah and friends also received prize money of Rp1 billion, while Arema FC received Rp750 million.

Sriwijaya FC championship title is more complete with two individual titles achieved by Alberto Goncalves as the top score of the tournament with a total of four goals scored and Makan Konate as the best player.

The title of the best young players in this tournament belongs to goalkeeper Arema FC Kurniawan Kartika Aji.

Back to the final game, the concerns of Sriwijaya coach FC Rahmad Darwawan about the depletion of foster children after undergoing a tiresome semifinal match against Borneo FC was not proven.

Instead they still display the best performance and quite difficult for Singo Edan team to be able to penetrate the defense of Sriwijaya FC.

Rahmad Darmawan still plays Beto as a single attacker supported by Eat Konate, Jalilov, and Adam Alis as attacking midfielder.

The title of the championship in pre-season tournaments in East Kalimantan is not easy to achieve Sriwijaya FC. They had lost to Persebaya Surabaya and qualify for the semifinals by ranks second in the group.

In the semi-finals, Sriwijaya FC also almost lost to defending champion Borneo FC, despite finally winning the match through a penalty shootout with a final score of 8-7 (3-3).

In the game, Sriwijaya had left behind twice from the Borneo FC team, but the unyielding spirit displayed Warriors Wong Kito to force an extension of time and ends with a penalty shootout.