congrats to Malaysia..but we still love our team..

The results from the1st led had actually big impact to the both teams.The fact was revealed at second leg in GBK stadium last night. The host team took over the game since the whistle had been blown by the Aussie's referee. Both team played very well, the host team had attacking style, while the visitor used defense and counter attack almost perfectly.
Despite the result last night, almost people appreciate the struggle of the host players. Scoring two goals with the high mentally pressure not an easy task.This year Indonesia can be said as the champion without the trophy.

We love our national team, we trust and we believe.

1-0, Narrow advantage for Indonesia from Philippine

Many people hope that there would be many goals at that game. We can hope that if the Philippine is the same team as we defeated them many year ago, but they are now totally different team. The have strong defense and great midfield, that's why they can beat Vietnam and hold Singapore at the group stage.

Let's back to the game. Indonesia started with a great opportunity, but the Philippine's goal keeper able to safe the narrow strike from Cristian Gonzales. The long pass strategy often created to open the strict defense from the opponent although many high defender in the Philippine defense. At that time, Neil Etheridge, Alex Borromeo, and Ray Anthony Jonsson played very good. Not many chances from the Philippine, because they only relied on the counter attack. And the chance came twice from Phillip Younghusband, both were from outside penalty box. 

In the minute 31', the error defense from Neil Etheridge and Ray Jonsson made Gonzales able to convert the chance became a goal. A long pass from Firman Utina was a great chance at that moment and a great heading also from Gonzales. His composure shows us that three times in row of top scorer in Indonesia League is a real fact.

In the second half, not too many different, the host still hold the game with the counter attack from the visitor. The error defense from Markus and Maman Abdurrahman almost made Phil Younghusband gave a disaster before a great safe heading from Zulkifly Sukur clear out the threat from Indonesian defense. The narrow advantage gives Indonesia more comfortable in the second leg...In my personal opinion, i hope we can meet Malaysia in the final.

Malaysia shock Vietnam with 2 goals

Mohd Safee Bin Mohd Sali  became a hero last night with his 2 goals to make one foot step to the final for Malaysia. Vietnam started their match with great possession against the host team which was supported by 35,000 supporter. It was seemed easy for the visitor because the Ho's midfielder and forward always terrorized the Malaysian goalkeeper. In the 61' Safee Sali broke the dead lock with the beautiful header, although Vietnam goalkeeper, Bui Tan Truong tried to safe the ball. Great appreciation was fairly enough to be given for the Malaysian defender.

 After made a goal, the Rajagobal's side was likely having a great addition power. Until Safiq Bin Rahim  strucked with the fiercely shoot from the outside penalty book, and the ball was deflected by Bui Tan Truong's hand, unfortunately for the goalkeeper, Safee Sali came with the right time and position to struck from the deflection to make it 2-0. In the next game in My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, The Vietnamese will need to score more than two goals to progress in the final..And it could be happened.

Soon, Kim Kurniawan will get pasport

It's been reported that in this coming week, Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan will get his new passport, if course Indonesia passport. Since his coming in the charity games in Malang and Surabaya, he has showed his love to Indonesia and ready to put off his German passport to get this new passport. Unfortunately, while he was waiting and join the training with ISL club( Persema ), he got an injured and he had to go back to his country. When he played in the charity games, Persema coach interested to make him in his squad.
"Although he will get the citizenship, it will not automatically make him as national player, it's still base on the head coach (Alfred Riedl )decision" , said Mr. Iman Arif (the PSSI officer). Hope he will be the next Kurniawan DY..in the different position of course.

welcome ..

Head to head Indonesia vs Philippine

After many people were shocked by the outrages performances from Philippine national team in the group stages. By doing that, they have make a history by making their first semifinal for their 5 appearances in the AFF Cup (formerly known as Tiger Cup). Although their governing body is the oldest in the Asia, it was founded in 1913, and made their first formal match in the Far Eastern Championship. Their first match was losing 0-1 against China.

While match against Indonesia, they have made 18 matches, which resulted 17 loses and 1 draw. This statistic shows the superiority of Indonesia national team. The biggest defeat against Indonesia was 1-13, in the match of AFF Cup 2002. Click here for more.

again ....indonesian defender in Holland

His name is Regelio Jacobs. A very talented player who join with FC Oss. Regelio is a defender, with 187 cm and weight 90kgs is very appropriate with his position.

His father is Frits Jacobs, and mother's name is Faustina Sadsuitubun. His mother from Ambon, and daughter from Karel S. Tubun. He has awarded as best player in the Eerste division. Nasi goreng is his favv food. This friendly player shows his enthusiasm to play for Indonesia national team. Although he was growth in Holland, but he is 100% Indonesia.



 source: kaskus

Indonesia alert on philipino naturalises

Indonesia should be careful on the Philippines player right now, who can beat Vietnam with two goals at their home, Vietnam is very powerful since their winning on AFF Cup last year. Philippine have 8 foreign player (with half blood of  Philippine).

The rule of dual citizenship allow them to play for Philippine without make the player to put off their first citizenship.

Here are the foreign player at Philippine's squad:
 1. Jason de Jong, we can know that this name is a Holland's name. Yes, he has Philippine's blood from his father, while his father gave him Holland's. He plays for BV Vendam, a club in Holland second division.
2. Neil Etheridge, he plays for Fulham at EPL, of course not as a first team, he is third goal keeper in the club. He ever played for England U- 16.
3. Robert Gier. He plays for Ascot United,an amateur club in England.
4. Ray Anthony Jonsson. He plays for Grindavik, a premier club in Island. He is half Island and Philippine.His position is defender.
5. Manuel Ott. Manuel plays for Ingolstadt 04, a club in Bundesliga 2.
6. James Younghusband. He spent his youth career in Chelsea. He is a midfielder.
7. Philip Younghusband. He is brother of James. Also spent his youth in Chelsea. He plays for Esbjerg Fb, a club in Denmark Superleague.
8. Alexander Borromeo. He is a Phin- Am (American Philippino), his position is a striker. 

Incredible player, aren't they? But, don't worry, Indonesia will play two semifinal match in the same place, in Jakarta, because Philippine do not have international stadium.

Don't be afraid .

AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 - Philippines Will Challenge Indonesia in Semifinal

Philippines Will Challenge Indonesia in AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 semifinals. The Philippines became the runner-up Group B, after draw against against Myanmar (0-0), Wednesday (08/12/2010).

In another Group B match, Vietnam beat Singapore 1-0 successfully. The victory was making Vietnam emerge as winners of Group B and will meet Malaysia in the semifinals.


The Philippines does not have a tradition of football. However, now they seem to have started up and reckoned worthy. Their victory 2-0 over host Vietnam and Singapore 0-0.

Indonesia can not underestimate the Philippines, although in previous meetings always win. Because, under young coach Simon McMenemey, Philippines appear neat and have high self confidence.

AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 Final Standings:
Group A
1 Indonesia 3 3 0 0 13-2 9
2 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 6-6 4
3 Thailand 3 0 2 1 3-4 2
4 Laos 3 0 1 2 3-13 1
Group B
1 Vietnam 1 3 2 0 1 8-3 6
2 Philippines 3 1 2 0 3-1 5
3 Singapore 3 1 1 1 3-3 4
4 Myanmar 3 0 1 2 2-9 1

Semifinal Schedule:

First Leg

Malaysia Vs Vietnam 15/12/2010

Philippines Vs Indonesia 16/12/2010

Second Leg

Malaysia Vs Vietnam 18/12/2010

Philippines Vs Indonesia 19/12/2010

from: bola.kompas.com

President happy Indonesia able to beat Thailand

Gianyar, Bali (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono showed his joy after the Indonesian national football team defeated Thailand 2-1 in the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup here on Tuesday.

He immediately raised his hands high and clapped them after the team`s captain scored two goals through penalty kicks, to express his happiness.

"Thank God", he said turning to those joining him watching together the football match between the two countries on television at the Tampaksiring presidential palace.

Yudhoyono would not show pessimism towards the national team when it was still unable to score a goal until the first half. "There is still an opportunity" he said optimistically.

His hope was fulfilled after the team made two goals in the second half through penalty kicks after Thailand first scored one goal.

President Yudhoyono remained in his seat for 2-45 minutes to watch the game, accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono and several cabinet ministers, defense forces commander Admiral Agus Suhartono and national police chief Timur Pradopo as well as other local officials.

Football is a very popular sport in the country but the national team has not made quite an achievement at big events for a long time and so the victory over Thailand at the championship was very encouraging after earlier it beat Malaysia 5-1 and Laos 6-0 and opened an opportunity wider for the team to meet the hope of many fans for the team to come out as the champion later.

Yudhoyono was in Bali among others to attend the Bali Democracy Forum on December 9-10.(*)

from: antaranews.com

Indonesia 2 Thailand 1 - Bambang double ends Thai hopes

JAKARTA: Bambang Pamungkas converted two late penalties as Indonesia came from behind to beat Thailand 2-1 on Tuesday and send the three-time champions crashing out of the AFF Suzuki Cup.

Thailand appeared to be on course for the win that they needed to progress when Suree Sukha fired them ahead in the 68th minute at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

But Bambang levelled the score from the spot in the 81st minute and then fired home the winner a minute from time to give the hosts their third consecutive victory in Group A and condemn the Thais to an early exit.

Despite securing top spot in the group before the match, Indonesia coach Alfred Riedl opted to make only three changes to the side that beat Laos 6-0 with Tony Sucipto, Muhamad Roby and Eka Ramdani coming in for Firman Utina and Ahmad Bustomi, who each have a booking, and the injured Hamka Hamzah.

Thailand coach Bryan Robson made four changes to his side from their goalless draw with Malaysia with Suttinun Phukhom, Rangsan Vivatchaichok, Kirati Keawsombut and Naruphol Aromsawa replacing Suchao Nutnum, Sarayoot Chaikamdee, Sutee Suksomkit and Phichitphong Choeichiu

There were worries for the Thais when goalkeeper Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool required lengthy treatment after an aerial collision after just two minutes. But he managed to continue after having his head heavily bandaged.

Cheered on loudly by the crowd of 65,000, the Indonesians showed plenty of attacking intent early on but the first half quickly descended into a physical battle with little in the way of clear-cut chances.

Thai midfielder Rangsan Vivatchaichok should have done better in the fifth minute when he fired a free-kick 25 metres from goal straight at the wall while Indonesia goalkeeper Markus Harison bravely came out to save at the feet of Datsakorn Thonglao in the 15th minute after Kirati Keawsombut had gone around right back Mohammad Nasuha.

The Thais created a good opening on the half-hour when Rangsan received a pass from Datsakorn on the edge of the box and quickly relayed it to Kirati, who looked to be clear on goal but shot wide as he was challenged by Zulkifly Syukur.

The Thais continued to press after the half-time break and nearly took the lead in the 51st minute when Markus was caught out of position after he failed to gather a cross by Rangsan. Datsakorn lofted the loose ball towards goal but Maman Abdurachman headed it off his line.

The Indonesians had a chance of their own a minute later when the ball was lofted into the Thai box for Christian Gonzales, who got to the ball just ahead of Sinthaweechai but touched his effort just wide of the far post.

Markus then atoned for his earlier error in the 55th minute with a fine reflex save to keep out Kirati's spectacular bicycle kick from 10 metres.

With time beginning to run out on his side, Robson sent Therdsak Chaiman on to replace Datsakorn in the 68th minute. And just a minute later, they got the crucial goal as Kirati knocked the ball down in the box for Suree, who volleyed into the top right corner.

But Indonesia came to life after falling behind and began to take control of proceedings.

Arif Suyono saw his shot deflected over by Suchao Nutnum in the 78th minute, and three minutes later, the hosts were awarded a penalty when Gonzales appeared to be bundled over in the box by Panupong Wongsa, who was booked.

Bambang was unerring from the spot, driving the ball past Sinthaweechai into the bottom left corner.

Roared on by the home fans, they completed the comeback a minute from time when they were awarded another penalty after Panupong handled Arif's goal-bound attempt. Panupong was dismissed for his second yellow card and Indonesia skipper Bambang made no mistake once again, sending Sinthaweechai the wrong way from the spot to seal Thailand's demise.from :affsuzukicup.com

Future looks bright for Irfan

JAKARTA: The year may not have started well for Irfan Bachdim but the Dutch-born striker looks set to end it on a high.

In January, Irfan suddenly found himself without a job after his club in the Netherlands went bankrupt and were kicked out of the league.

But the 22-year-old now finds himself the footballing idol of an adoring nation after playing a big role in Indonesia's 5-1 thumping of Malaysia in their Suzuki Cup Group A opener on Wednesday.

It may have been his first experience of playing in front of Indonesia's raucous fans at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium but Irfan showed the poise of a veteran with an energetic performance that saw him create his side's opening goal and round off a memorable evening with his first international strike.

For a player facing an uncertain future just 12 months ago, it was the stuff of dreams.

"It has been a dream of mine to play for the national team. Standing on the pitch, seeing the crowd and then the national anthem starts, it really gave me goosebumps and it felt electric," he told www.affsuzukicup.com.

"I knew it would be something like that because I knew about the Indonesian crowd. I have played in front of a big crowd before in the first division in Holland. But what I saw yesterday was more amazing than what I had experienced before.

"Scoring the goal at the end really made me happy. At 5-1 it was not a very important goal but it was a nice way to finish off a memorable evening.

Born in Amsterdam to an Indonesian father and Dutch mother, Irfan has spent almost his entire life in the Netherlands, developing his football skills at the famous Ajax academy and top flight club FC Utrecht.

He made his professional debut at Utrecht in 2008 but after being released by the club last year, he dropped a division to sign for HFC Haarlem, where he got a chance to play regular first team football.

He played in more than a dozen games during the first half of the season but things turned sour when the club went bankrupt at the start of this year and were expelled from the league.

Irfan joined a third division side after Haarlem's demise but his fortunes took a significant turn when he was invited to play in benefit games in Indonesia for Arema founder "Lucky" Acub Zaenal and former Persebaya coach Rusdy Bahalwan.

Having had the opportunity to play for Indonesia's Under-23 side during a training camp in the Netherlands in 2007, he jumped at the opportunity and caught the attention of Indonesian Super League side Persema Malang with his performances in the two games.

"I was invited to Indonesia to play in a couple of benefit games in Malang and Surabaya," explained Irfan. "I really wanted to be there and after those two games, I was approached by Persema Malang who offered me an opportunity to play there.

"I said yes and after that, everything went very quickly. After just three months, I was in the national team!

"It's all gone very fast but I'm very happy now that I'm in Indonesia because it has always been my dream to play for the national team," added Irfan, who opted to keep his Indonesian passport instead of his Dutch one when he turned 21.

"I'm not concerned about going back to Holland. I'm focussed on trying to help Indonesia to win this tournament and I'm focussed on my club Persema."

Despite reaching the final three times, Indonesia have yet to win the AFF Suzuki Cup. But Irfan is confident that this could finally be their year.

"I think that we have a very talented team now. We have players with a lot of experience like Bambang (Pamungkas) and (Christian) Gonzales and we also have great players for the future like Yongky (Aribowo) and Johan (Juansyah).

"It's football so you never know what is going to happen. We won last night and we had a great game but the other teams like Thailand, Laos and Vietnam have seen what we can do and they can prepare well for us.

"But we've down well so far and I have faith that we can go far." from:affsuzukicup.com

Feyenoord snap up Van Beukering

Feyenoord snapped up free agent Jhonny van Beukering after his deal at NEC Nijmegen expired at the end of last season.

The player has signed a contract until next summer - with an option for a further 12 months - and boss Mario Been will be hoping he can help drag the club away from the lower reaches of the Eredivisie.
Van Beukering told the club's official website: "Football can be strange.
"A month ago I never imagined ending up at Feyenoord. But Mario Been has given me a chance and I have grabbed it with both hands."
Van Beukering may be thrown in for his debut in Sunday's trip to Willem II.
"I am anxious to get back to playing games and if the coach needs me I am ready," he said.

from:espnstar.com

Indonesia 5 Malaysia 1

JAKARTA: Indonesia made a perfect start to their AFF Suzuki Cup campaign after coming from behind to trounce Malaysia 5-1 in their Group A opener at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Wednesday.

After weathering an early storm, Norshahrul Idlan fired the Tigers into a surprise lead with a breakaway goal in the 18th minute. But the hosts levelled shortly afterwards when Malaysian defender Asraruddin Putra turned Irfan Bachdim's low cross into his own net.

The hosts then took the lead with a superb finish by striker Christian Gonzales before half-time before Muhammad Ridwan, substitute Arif Suyono and Irfan completed the rout after the break.

With a fiercely partisan home crowd cheering them one, the Indonesians began the game strongly and very nearly took the lead in the second minute when Malaysia goalkeeper Sharbinee Allawee made a superb save to deny Gonzales after he had been sent clear by Firman Utina.

Having withstood the early pressure and quietened the raucous crowd a little, the Malaysians began to assert themselves with S. Kunalan shooting just wide and Norsharul seeing his close-range effort blocked.

The hosts failed to heed the warning signs and found themselves trailing after 18 minutes. An Indonesian attack broke down and the ball was launched forward to Safee Sali who cut inside a defender before feeding the ball to an unmarked Norshahrul who coolly teed the ball up before lashing it past a helpless Markus Harison.

However, Malaysia's lead would last just four minutes. On a quick break down the left flank, Irfan cut the ball back from the byline, which knicked off Sharbinee and hit the unfortunate Asraruddin on the leg before going in.

To the delight of the home fans, Gonzales then fired the Merah Putih in front in the 33rd minute, gathering a pass from Irfan on the right edge of the box and dribbling unchallenged into a central position before sliding an inch-perfect shot into the bottom corner of the net.

Safee had the ball in the back of the Indonesian net in the 40th minute but his effort was disallowed for offside.

And just before the break, Irfan launched a long-range screamer from 25 metres that flew just inches wide of the Malaysian left upright.

But a third goal would not be long in coming at the start of the second half.Muhammad Ridwan and Ahmad Bustomi played a one-two on the edge of the box in the 53rd minute and when a Malaysian defender misplayed the return pass, Ridwan stroked the ball past Sharbinee.

Markus was called into action shortly afterwards as Amri Yahyah fired in a low shot that was superbly turned aside by the Indonesian keeper.

Irfan was then denied when Shabinee turned aside his effort in the 73rd minute but Arif, just on a substitute for Ridwan, extended the lead 14 minutes from time after capitalising on an error by Asraruddin.

Irfan then capped of a superb night for the Indonesians when he turned in Oktovianus Maniani's cross in stoppage time to round off the scoring. from: affsuzukicup.com