ibnchanne.id – Bali United Football Academy (BUFA) U9 Team participated in the Munggu Cup Road to IFC Bali Tournament on Friday, May 17, 2025 at Pratu I Gentir Field, Munggu.
Followed by 8 contestants and BUFA U9 managed to win Third Place in the tournament.
The players from BUFA U9 include Saint, Liam, Ozil, Kenza, Mahesa, Sagara, Sadhu, Wika, and Keenan (GK) and are led by Coach Wahyu Arika.
The accompanying coach, Wahyu Arika, commented on the struggle of his players which paid off in the tournament they ran.
“We from the BUFA U9 team are very happy to have the opportunity to work together to improve our football skills, and we, the BUFA U9 Team, managed to win 3rd place in this tournament,” said Coach Wahyu.
The journey of the one-day Munggu Cup tournament began in the preliminary round by facing SSB Munggu which was won by BUFA U9 with a landslide score of 5 goals without reply.
Then BUFA U9 had to submit to Putra Dewata Bali with a narrow score of 0-1 which then rose with a 2-0 victory over Garuda Muda Bali.
The results of two wins and one defeat secured a semifinal ticket for the squad coached by Coach Wahyu Arika.
Unfortunately, in the semifinals BUFA U9 had to submit to Pespa Padangsambian with a score of 1-3 which led to the fight for third place.
In the fight for third place, BUFA U9 drew 0-0 with Putra Dewata Bali which ended in a penalty shootout.
This penalty shootout drama was won by BUFA U9 who ensured themselves as third place winners in the 2025 Munggu Cup tournament.
Here are the results of the Bali United Football Academy U9 matches in the 2025 Munggu Cup:
Group Preliminary
SSB Munggu 0-5 BUFA
BUFA 0-1 Putra Dewata Bali
BUFA 2-0 Garuda Muda Bali
Semifinals
BUFA 1-3 PESPA Padangsambian
3rd
BUFA 0-0 Putra Dewata Bali
Penalty (2-0)
The results of the Munggu Cup tournament will appear at the upcoming 2025 International Football Championship.***
