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Pemain Malaysia, Safee Sali (kanan) meraikan bersama rakan sepasukan, S. Kunanlan (tengah) dan Safiq Rahim selepas menjaringkan gol sewaktu menentang Indonesia pada perlawanan akhir Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 di Jakarta, malam tadi. – REUTERS


JAKARTA – Sejarah tercipta di bumi Stadium Gelora Bung Karno, buat pertama kali dalam sejarah
penganjuran Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 apabila Malaysia menjadi juara walaupun tewas 1-2 kepada Indonesia dalam perlawanan akhir kedua untuk meraih kemenangan melalui agregat 4-2, semalam.

Bertambah manis anak didik K. Rajagobal berjaya melakukannya di hadapan 95,000 penyokong fanatik Indonesia yang terpaksa menelan kepahitan bahawa Malaysia lebih berhak merangkul kejuaraan edisi kelapan Piala Suzuki.

Ternyata bekalan 3-0 yang dibawa dari Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, Ahad lalu cukup membantu kerana gol di tempat lawan yang dijaringkan oleh Safee Sali menjadi faktor penting mematahkan api perjuangan Indonesia yang mahu mencipta jaringan pendahuluan.
Bukan sekadar itu, penyerang negara, Safee Sali dinobatkan selaku penjaring terbanyak kejohanan Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 dengan lima gol mengatasi pesaing terdekat, Cristian Gonzales.

Gol tunggal Malaysia dalam perlawanan ini diilhamkan daripada gerakan pantas Mohd. Ashari Samsudin ketika Indonesia rancak menyerang dan pemain Terengganu itu melakukan hantaran jauh yang disambut dengan baik oleh Safee Sali.

Safee dengan tenang mengawal bola sebelum mendapat posisi terbaik melepaskan rembatan kencang melalui kaki kiri menewaskan Markus Harison untuk memberikan gol penting di tempat lawan.

Biarpun Indonesia dengan mendapatkan dua jaringan pada minit ke-71 melalui Mohamad Nasuha dan Muhammad Ridwan pada minit ke-87, ia sudah terlewat buat skuad Garuda bangkit mengatasi Malaysia yang menang dengan kelebihan agregat 4-2.

Penjaga gol Malaysia, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat wajar diberikan pujian menggunung kerana beraksi cemerlang menghalang hajat Indonesia memburu gol yang lebih besar termasuk menyelamatkan sepakan penalti pada minit ke-18 yang diambil oleh Firma Utina.

Walaupun pertahanan negara yang dikemudi oleh Mohd. Muslim Ahmad dan Mohd. Fadhli Shas bocor sebanyak dua kali, ketenangan dan kesungguhan semangat juang pemain Malaysia bertahan jelas menjadi kunci utama kejayaan bersejarah Malaysia.

Apa yang penting, kejayaan merangkul Piala Suzuki AFF akan menutup mulut media dan peminat Indonesia yang tidak henti-henti melancarkan provokasi semenjak hari pertama skuad Malaysia tiba di Jakarta.
Malahan, sebelum perlawanan, mental pemain Malaysia didera habis-habisan oleh penyokong tuan rumah yang menyebut perkataan Maling! Maling! dan membuat bising semasa lagu kebangsaan Malaysia dimainkan.
Bertambah pahit buat pihak Indonesia, ini merupakan kegagalan kali keempat buat Indonesia selepas empat kali mencuba di pentas final.

Selain membawa pulang trofi AFF, Malaysia meraih wang tunai sebanyak A$$100,000 sementara Indonesia mendapat A$$ 50,000.

Pemain terbaik kejohanan Piala Suzuki AFF dirangkul kapten Indonesia, Firman Utina. – Utusan

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