BANYUWANGI – The football tournament between Banyuwangi students ended sweetly yesterday. The drama of the match presented at the Diponegoro Stadium, Banyuwangi gave birth to a new champion. This is the Muhammadiyah SMA team 2 Tile that successfully won the title from the SMAN team 1 Purwoharjo at the high school level peak yesterday.
The rotating trophy for the Banyuwangi Regent's Cup was won through a penalty drama with a score 5-4. Nur Cahyo's team managed to thwart the efforts of the defending champions after holding them to a draw with a score 0-0 at normal times. Nah, through the penalty shootout, it was the zone representative 4 that comes out as a winner and is entitled to win a trophy as well as a prize worth Rp 3,5 million.
Acting Head of the Department of Youth and Sports (Dyspora) Banyuwangi, Wang Yadmadi, came and witnessed the exciting match. Banyuwangi Regent, Abdullah Azwar Anas, had been present to hand over the trophy in the ceremonial event.
But, Regent Anas was unable to attend. However, general administration assistant, Dawn Atmosphere, was present representing Regent Anas in awarding trophies to the champions. Acting on behalf of the Regent Anas, Fajar Swasana expressed his gratitude for the smooth and successful implementation.
“We congratulate the winning teams. Hopefully the performance will continue to be improved," he cried. Acting Head of Banyuwangi Youth Service, Wang Yadmadi, provide support to the winning team. according to her, the winner has clearly prepared carefully for the implementation of the event.
He also encouraged the other participants who were not lucky in this edition not to get discouraged. There are still opportunities in the following years. ''Don't despair, there is still tomorrow to perform better," he said.
Meanwhile, there are special awards to the players, namely awards for the best players and top scores starting at the elementary level, SMP, up to high school. (radar)
