Indonesia v Kuwait 1-1 (Budi Sudarsono; Ahmad Ajab)
Check out the match report which I posted the day before yesterday.
Thailand v Singapore 0-1 (Duric)
Will this shut the whiners up? For a while at least?
Malaysia v Uzbekistan 1-3 (Baddrol Bahtiar) Click to continue reading...

There are a number of international friendlies on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Many of the top countries who have qualified for next summer's World Cup Final include Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. Our other site, Free Live Sports TV, will be providing live coverage of the matches at the links below.

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1 - Persela 5 4 1 0 5-1 13
2 - Persijap 5 3 2 0 6-1 11
3 - Persiba 7 3 2 2 11-7 11
4 - Arema 4 3 1 0 4-1 10
5 - Persebaya 5 3 1 1 15-13 10
Top Scorers
6 - Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
5 - Andi Odang (Persebaya)
4 - Leonardo Zada Martins (Persela), Julio Lopez (Persiba), Kornius Fingkrew (Persebaya), Erick Weeks, Boakay Eddie Foday (Persiwa)
All a bit tits around arse in Indonesia at themoment. Click to continue reading...

Singapore v Thailand 1-3
Persitara v Persebaya 1-2
Persitara v Persema 1-2
Johor v Terengganu 2-4
Muang Thong United v Chonburi 1-1
Geylang United v Albirex Niigata 1-0
Tampines Rovers v SAF 1-2
Gombak United v Woodlands 1-2
Albirex Niigata v SAF 1-3
Woodlands v SAF 1-4
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Jogaram em Kuwait City, no National Stadium de Kuwait, para um público de 20.000 pessoas, as seleções do Kuwait (109º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Indonésia (129º no ranking da FIFA),
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa da Ásia
2000Tripoli (Lib) 13/10/2000 KUW0:0IDN First stage1996Abu Dhabi 04/12/1996 IDN2:2 (2:0)KUW Group matches
Amistosos:
1986Seoul 04/10/1986 IDN0:5 (0:2)KUW Third/Fourth place1980Kuala Lumpur 25/10/1980 KUW1:2IDN
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim definido:
Árbitro: KOVALENKO VALENTIN (UZBEKISTAN)
Primeiro Assistente: TAGAEV BAKHTIYOR (UZBEKISTAN)
Segundo Assistente: MIRONOV ALEKSEY (UZBEKISTAN)
Quarto Árbitro: AGISHEV VADIM (UZBEKISTAN)
Aos 33 minutos do primeiro tempo, BAMBANG PAMUNGKAS abriu o placar para a Indonesia. Click to continue reading...

Singapore v Thailand 1-3 Report - Images
Kuwait v Indonesia 2-1 (;Bambang Pamungkas)
Vietnam v Syria 0-1
Uzbekistan v Malaysia 3-1 (;Zaquan Adha)
Tables, fixtures and results can be found here Click to continue reading...

This afternoon sees Indonesia Premier League side PSMS host Penang from the Malaysian Super League.
The game is the latest in a series of friendlies between sides from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Previously Sriwijaya defeated Perlis while Selangor beat Persib 2-0.
For PSMS the season begins in a couple of weeks while Penang must wait until the new year for their season. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram amistosamente na cidade de Cingapura, no Estádio Nacional de Cingapura, as seleções de Cingapura (119º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Indonésia (129º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo:
3 jogos, 1 vitória da Indonesia, 2 vitórias de Cingapura, 05 gols da Indonesia, 04 gols de Cingapura. Click to continue reading...

The Thai Premier League fixtures for 2010 have already been announced and the League starts in frigging March.
Here in Indonesia they have just released the fixtures for the second tier Indonesia Premier League which kicks off on 25 November.
One is four months in advance, the other two weeks. Click to continue reading...

In a way to maximise gate reciepts Arema Malang are considering operating the system that has been in place in England for many years. That would be to have a two tier pricing system in place.
For example games against teams like Persipura, Sriwijaya and Persib would cost more for fans to watch than games against teams like PSPS and Persiwa. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia U23 v Malaysia U23 1-3 (Sultan Sama;Amri Yahya, Baddrul Bahtiar, Safiq Rahman)
Indonesia's preperations for the SEA Games to be held in Lao next month were dealt a severe blow when they were beaten by the Malaysians in a friendly held in Palembang yesterday. The visitors goals came in a whirlwind six minute spell. Click to continue reading...

Australia v Hong Kong 3-1
Japan v Indonesia 7-0
Yeah, umm, like two years in Uruguay and umm, you know lahh... Click to continue reading...

Small but raucous crowd at the Jalak Harupat Stadium, something the Singaporean players will be used to. Well, the small crowd anyway!
1' - Munawar goes close for Indonesia with a 20 yard drive
3' - bright start by Indonesia with their #9 going close with a header
This is the first chance most of us have had to see the lads who have spent the last couple of years in Uruguay
6' - Syamsir Alam goes down under a challenge with the Singapore keeper Neezam
8' - hmm, should Indonesia have had a penalty? Click to continue reading...

They maybe top of the Indonesia Super League but Persijap Jepara are feeling the pinch where it hurts the most. In the wallet. Revealing figures (Source - Top Skor) show how attendances are shockingly down and how the club are losing money by being shown on TV so often.
Pelita Jaya 11,733 224. Click to continue reading...

Singapore v Indonesia 3-1
Their last goal was an own goal against Thailand in the 2008 AFF Cup in Bangkok and they lost that 2-1. In all they had gone five games without scoring but that run finally ended last night with a 3-1 defeat against Singapore in Lion City. Click to continue reading...

The 10 most expensive players in Indonesia Super League
1 - Danilo Fernando (Persisam)
2 - Ronald Fagundez (Persisam)
3 - Tsimi Jacques Joel (Persisam)
4 - Boaz Solossa (Persipura)
5 - Alberto Goncalves (Persipura)
6 - Aldo Barretto (Bontang)
7 - Christian Gonzales (Persib)
8 - Hamka Hamzah (Persisam)
9 - Claude Ngon A Djam (Persebaya)
10 - Julio Lopez (Persiba)
And the cheapest (. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia Super League
Persiba v PSPS 3-0 (Julio Lopez)
Persela v Bontang 1-0 (Sukadana)
Persijap v Persisam 1-1 (Junior; Pipat) Match Report
1 - Persijap 5 3 2 0 11
2 - Persiba 5 3 1 10
3 - Persela 4 3 1 0 10
4 - Arema 4 3 1 0 10
Wouldn't read too much in to the standings at the moment. Click to continue reading...

If Steve Darby and Bryan Robson fancying coming to Indonesia to catch some of their players I would like to offer them my sofa.
It would save them a few bob on hotels and they would be able to get up close and personal to Kosin (Persib), Suchao (Persib), Pipat (Persisam) and Phaitoon (Persijap). Click to continue reading...

Which national FA does the best job of keeping fans and media informed?
SLeague
Singapore FA
Indonesia FA
Indonesia Super League
Thailand FA
Malaysia FA
Vietnam FA
V League
And the winner is...a bit of a no brainer really. Click to continue reading...

It wasn't that long ago I did a piece on Jakarta Casual TV saying that the Young Lions were better off packing their bags and moving to Malaysia as that was the only way they were going to add the competitive bite that was necessary to their future development.
That was posted two days after a 1-1 draw with Super Reds, not a bad rsult as it happens, but look back at the run they were on at the time. Click to continue reading...

(Media information by Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 30 October 2009: After a winning performance at the Ho Chi Minh City International Tournament in Vietnam last week, Singapore will be looking to continue their good form when they play Indonesia on Wednesday 04 November 2009 at the National Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Is the region ready to watch football from another country in the region?
That was a question I posed at the weekend and I sensed a slight sea change.
Since then I see one Singapore cable TV provider is asking customers whether or not viewers would like to see ISL games.
And the ISL itself is also engaged in some kind of research as to whether or not a market exists out there for their product. Click to continue reading...

Sriwijaya have that said they could not meet the demands of Singapore international striker Aleksander Duric.
The club who have won the Copa Indonesia in the last two seasons say that they were unwilling to pay for Duric and his family to stay in an executive apartment at Palembang's only 5 star hotel after they had arranged a mansion for his use. Click to continue reading...

As part of their preparations for the forthcoming Asian Cup qualifiers against Kuwait home and away Indonesia have lined up a friendly.
They will play PS TNI on 29 October.
Woo woo. This is just what Bambang and the boys will need ahead of two vital games. A run out against the local armed forces. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia Super League
PSPS v Persijap 0-0
Three consecutive clean sheets for former Sriwijaya keeper Dede Sulaiman as PSPS blanked out early leaders Persijap at the Rumbai Stadium in Pekanbaru. Noor Hadi, who hit a hat trick last time out for Persijap, hit the foot of the post with a free header, as opposed to a header you must book in advance on line and pay for using a credit card. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to Jack for sending the above image to tips[at]theoffside[dot]com Here are seven strories you may have missed on The Offside and WorldCupBlog this week... Do you know who the unofficial world champions are? The 1-4-3-1 formation, and some elaborate managerial hand gestures Germany taking World Cup security very seriously Following the Thierry Henry to MLS rumour breadcrumbs Indonesia's environmentally friendly [. Click to continue reading...

There are, to paraphrase some numpty, few certainties in life. Death of course is one. Stupid people with loud shirts on airplanes another and not forgetting boring soap operas.
But here in Indonesia we have another, uniquelly Indonesia certainty. Changes to the fixture list.
I've not detailed the ones that have happened so far, Persija and Persitara have had games rearranged, but now I will. Click to continue reading...

The last I heard this end was that Thai international keeper Sinthaweechai 'Kosin' Hathairatnkul was due to arrive in Indonesia at the beginning of this week but that had been put back because he needed to get a new passport.
Then he would come at the weekend, despite the fact he would be on international duty with Thailand in the Kata Cup but I guess the mouth wasn't aware of that small matter. Click to continue reading...

Bryan Robson has been here a week already and he is really loving it. The reception by the fans has been magnificent and he says he can feel a real genuine love of football here at all levels of The Game.
His aim is of course to watch as many players as possible and he enjoyed The Game Muanthong v BEC on Sunday and the BEC v Port Thai Cup finals is the next task. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia's bid for the 2022 World Cup will be marketed as the "Green World Cup" and be themed around saving the planet - "For the Game. For The World. For Our Planet Safety"

FIFA is scheduled to announce the 2022 host on Dec. 10, 2010.
Indonesia's national squad is currently ranked 144th in the world.

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It is being reported locally that Indonesia's friendly against Iran has been cancelled and that they will play Singapore instead on 2 November in Singapore. Click to continue reading...

When you look at the list of nations bidding to host World Cups 2018 and 2022, it's very very easy to dismiss Indonesia. The nine other bids all have either superior football traditions or superior infrastructure or superior financial muscle. Or in most cases all three. There's also the question of letting a team ranked 129th in the world qualify automatically.

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Check this clip from a recent Chonburi game where a Persib flag makes an appearance and Kosin talks about returning to Indonesia. Click to continue reading...

The dates for the Under 19s in Indonesia have been changed according to the AFC website. Can't be arsed to rewrite the whole damned lot so click here.
Interestingly they have placed the games at Jalak Harupat. Wonder if they are aware the stadium was damaged in a recent earthquake... Click to continue reading...

Welcome to Indonesia.
There wil be no games played in Jakarta during the month of October by either Persija or Persitara. The reason given is the usual that the police want to concentrate on the reinagauration of the President.
Both clubs then have two games to be rearranged! Click to continue reading...