VIDEO: Ricky Cawor Scores Most Goals, Beats Boaz Salossa's Record In PON

JAYAPURA - The Papuan football team successfully defeated Aceh in the final match of the XX National Sports Week (PON), last Thursday. The Otsus derby clash which took place at the Mandala Jayapura Stadium ended with a score of 2-0.

It was the captain, Ricky Ricardo Cawor, who crushed the ambitions of Fakhri Husaini's children to bring the gold medal to Tanah Rencong.

In this match, the former Persemi Mimika pounder scored two goals. One through the white dot in the 4th minute and through his hard kick from outside the penalty box in the 22nd minute.

Launching the official website of PON Papua, the additional collection of two goals in this final made Ricky record his name as the top scorer of PON XX Papua men's football with 11 goals.

At the same time, he also carved a record as the most productive striker throughout the PON held since 1948 in Solo.

Ricky's achievements surpassed his senior Boaz Salossa in PON XVI Palembang 2004 with 10 goals, and David Saidui in PON XII 1993 Jakarta with 9 goals.

Launching Antara, Papua was already 2-0 up thanks to Ricky's goal when Aceh had to continue the match with ten players due to the second yellow card of midfielder Muharrir.