COLORFUL fireworks filled the Jayapura sky. Tens of thousands of supporters of the Jayapura Soccer Association (Persipura) were overcrowding the field of Mandala Stadium, Jayapura, on Wednesday night, June 10. They were dancing, yelling and chanting.

The Black Pearl Team—Persipura’s nickname emerged as champion of the Super League in the first season of the quest for Indonesia’s highest soccer rank. In that last match climaxing in the pub