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Persipura Jayapura trainer, Jackson F Thiago.
BOLASPORT.COM – Persipura Jayapura has successfully carved gold ink and at the same time makes Indonesia proud in the 2014 AFC Cup.
Precisely on 26 August 2014, the team nicknamed the Black Pearl managed to qualify for the AFC Cup semifinals after overthrowing Kuwait SC with an aggregate of 8-4.
Initially, the team made by Jacksen Tiago was thought to be halted until the quarter-finals only.
The reason is, the opponent, Kuwait SC, is a candidate to win the 2014 AFC Cup.
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This was due to the success of Kuwait SC in winning this prestigious event in the previous edition twice in a row (2012 and 2013).
In the first leg of the 2014 AFC Cup quarter-final, Kuwait SC narrowly won 3-2 over Persipura at the Al-Kuwait Sport Club Stadium, Kuwait City, 19 August 2014.
However, Persipura was able to make a comeback with surprising results.
Playing at the Mandala Jayapura Stadium, the team that was proud of Bumi Cedrawasih won with a convincing score of 6-1.
Robertino Pugliara managed to become the main actor thanks to his hat-trick score against Kuwait SC (2nd, 45 + 3 and 66 minutes).
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