Unesa.ac.id. SURABAYA–Unesa FC or Kresna Unesa FC performed impressively in the East Java PSSI League 4 competition. In three group phase matches, the Surabaya State University (Unesa) squad managed to record encouraging results.
In the third group phase match against Bajul Ijo which took place at the Semen Gresik Stadium, on Friday, January 10 2025, Unesa FC managed to add three points with a narrow 1-0 win.
The match was fierce. Both teams countered each other's attacks. Unesa FC managed to put the ball in the Bajul Ijo goal with a penalty kick in the 84th minute.
In the previous match against Persegres Putra on Wednesday, January 8 2025, Unesa FC scored three goals, and ended the match with a final score of 3-1 over the club from Gresik.
Going back to the first match against Persem Mojokerto on Monday, January 6 2025, Unesa FC scored a clean sheet.
This series of positive results shows Unesa FC's dominance in Group N by collecting a total of 9 points. This trend of winning without losing led Unesa FC to qualify for the group phase and advance to the round of 32.
Coach David Agus Prianto is very grateful to be able to achieve the initial target, namely qualifying for the group phase. The victory in the third match against Bajul Ijo was special, because the coach fielded super sub or reserve players.
“Thank God the last match still brought home three points. The super sub children's game was actually beyond expectations, so this will be an evaluation material to continue qualifying for the top 32. "We still have a week to prepare more thoroughly," he said.
Unesa FC captain, Riko Heru Prasetyo admitted that he was not optimal in the third match against Bajul Ijo, one of the factors was the delay that was too long while waiting for the match.
“Earlier the match was paused for too long due to non-technical factors from the opposing team. "We had already done a maximum warm-up, but because of the long break we didn't warm up any more," he explained.
The Dean of the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences (FIKK) Unesa, Dwi Cahyo Kartiko expressed his deep appreciation for the achievements of his team who managed to pass the group phase according to target.
"This is all thanks to Coach David's cool hands in developing the team, as well as maximizing sports science during the preparation and training period," he said.
He had predicted, by looking at the thorough preparations made his team, he believed from the start, on paper Unesa FC could qualify for the group phase.
"We do all this through a sports science approach when training. We have a fitness laboratory for athlete tests. Such as anthropometric tests, namely to measure body composition with an inbody device," he said.
"They also undergo Aerobic (VO2 Max) and Anaerobic endurance tests to measure peak power, average power and fatigue. This also includes measurements of fat and so on, and is trained by qualified trainers ," he added.[*]
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