A look at results in competitive games or 'proper' friendlies under Benny Dollo.
2008
Yemen H 1-0 (Bambang Pamungkas)
Malaysia H 1-1 (Bambang Pamungkas)
Vietnam H 1-0 (Bambang Pamungkas)
Cambodia* H 7-0 (Charis Yulianto, Budi Sudarsono 4, M Ilham, Bambang Pamungkas)
Myanmar* H 4-0 (Arif Suryono 2, Budi Sudarsono, Bambang Pamungkas)
Bangladesh^ A 2-0 (Firman Utina, TA Mushafry)
Myanmar^ A 1-2 (Ismed Sofyan)
Myanmar^ A 1-2 (og)
Myanmar** H 3-0 (Firman Utina, Budi Sudarsono, Bambang Pamungkas)
Cambodia** H 4-0 (Budi Sudarsono 3, Bambang Pamungkas)
Singapore** H 0-2
Thailand** H 0-1
Thailand** A 1-2 (og)
2009
Oman*** A 0-0
Australia*** H 0-0
Singapore A 1-3 (Eka Ramdhani)
Kuwait*** A 1-2 (Bambang Pamungkas)
Kuwait*** H 1-1 (Budi Sudarsono)
This does not include friendlies against club sides or non A internationals. Click to continue reading...

Persib Bandung's first home game of the season tomorrow night sees them up against Pelita Jaya at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Soreang.
Persib have lost both their games so far this season and they will welcome Sinthaweechai 'Kosin' Hathairatnakul back on a loan spell while fellow Thai international Suchao Nuchnam will also get his first run out. Click to continue reading...

I understand it is normal at the end of AFC games for both teams to line up at the end of the game in the centre circle and shake hands with their opponents and match officials. Last night Kuwait didn't, preferring to slink off down the tunnel.
All in all I don't think the Kuwaitis will look back on their Jakarta trip with a great deal of fondness. Click to continue reading...

Thai fans on Asian Football Pictures
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Peter Lang interview on Jakarta Casual TV
Bryan Robson post match press conference on Jakarta Casual TV
Raddy Avramovic post match press conference on Jakarta Casual TV Click to continue reading...

OK so Indonesia managed to score a goal against Singapore in their recently friendly but there remains an uncomfortable truth lurking beneath the surface that needs to be addressed.
Defending set pieces is shoddy.
Three goals conceded against Singapore but you can be sure Raddy knew what he was working on in training. Click to continue reading...

Following his goal scoring debut for new side Persisam, Thai international Pipat Tonkanya will be back in action this afternoon as his side take on Persela Lamongan at the Surajaya Stadium in East Java.
Persela are a strong team at home and are currently unbeaten in the ISL but after Pipat and company deflated Persijap's goal free defence at the weekend, the Borneo Eagles will go into the game full of optimism. 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...

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...

Persisam finally get their man?
Coach Aji Santoso is hoping that Thai international Pipat Tonkaya will finally solve his striking woes. One report has the Thai FA Cup winner flying into Jakarta today but shouldn't he be in Phuket with the national team?
If the move is completed Pipat will partner former Persib and Persikota striker Zaenal Arief as Persisam seek the goals that will pull them out of the bottom half of the table after a poor start to the season. Click to continue reading...

A couple of weeks back when I was last in Singapore I interviewed Dez Corkhill for Jakarta Casual TV. Dez has long done his best to promote South East Asian football and now commentates on SLeague games for some local channels.
Since then the interview has gone on to be the most viewed piece on Jakarta Casual TV, nothing spectacular we're just talking hundreds, as well as being discussed in circles high and low. 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...

It has proven pretty difficult to get the low down on Vietnamese and until now I have had to content myself with sourcing a couple of on line papers and that's about it. Using Google translate on the VLeague and VFF sites just confuses me more than ever and I am bombarded by all these Ngyuens.
Anyway just started, today I think, is a dedicated Vietnamese football blog written in English. Click to continue reading...

Ever wondered what Mustafic did when an earthquake interuppted his cup of coffee? Wanna know what it was like coming up against his old team mates Noh Alam Shah and Muhamed Riduan? Then check out the exclusive interview with him on Jakarta Casual TV. Click to continue reading...

The second part of my exclusive interview with Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic has just been added.
Also be sure to check out six minutes of classic Corkhill - the inimitable Dez Corkhill offers his own view on the current state of the SLeague.
Both on Jakarta Casual TV of course. Click to continue reading...

As befits a weekend in Lion City there is a strong Singapore focus to Jakarta Casual TV this week. Already up is an interview with SAFFC striker Aleksander Duric who talks about his move to Sriwijaya and Sasikumar who looks at the state of the SLeague.
Also Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic looks ahead to the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers against Thailand. 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...

No real updates for a couple of days for which I apologise. Got back from Singapore in the early hours this morning and woke up this morning to a couple of hectic days in my real job. Throw in the editing and formatting for Jakarta Casual TV and that explains why there has been nothing about Muang Thong United winning the TPL just a season after getting promotion. Click to continue reading...

Last weekend the story in south east Asian football was the Muang Thong United v Chonburi game no question about it and I was lucky enough to get to cover it.
This weekend the story is Arema v Persija with the four Singaporeans on show. So what the bloody hell am I doing in Singapore, taking in a meaningless Malaysia Cup tie? Click to continue reading...

The final part of the 3 part exclusive interview with Vichit Yamboonruang of the TPL is now up on Jakarta Casual TV. Click to continue reading...

The ISL season starts on Sunday and with it an absolute corker between Arema and Persija in Malang. Last season of course Persija used Arema's stadium 'cos Jakarta police had decreed no football during the election.
Now of course there is the Singapore collection. Lining up in the Arema blue will be Noh Alam Shah and Muhamed Riduan while Mustafic Fahruddin and Baihakki Kaizin will be sporting the Persija orange. Click to continue reading...

Check out the following on Jakarta Casual TV
Fans from Muang Thong United and Chonburi in celebratory mood
Exclusive chat with Chonburi keeper Kosin
And on Asian Football Pictures more colour from Sunday's big game
We ain't done yet with an exclusive interview with the Chairman of the TPL Khun Vichit Yamboonruang to be serialised over the next few days! Click to continue reading...

Just had the weekend in Bangkok and very happy to return to Jakarta for a rest. Spoke to Chonburi and Thai keeper Kosin about his forthcoming move to Persib as well as Japan and, well let's just say everything is not fully done and dusted. The full interview will be on Jakarta Casual TV later on.
It is being reported locally that Persib hope that Kosin will be in town later this week for the official club launching. Click to continue reading...

The AFC website is reporting that the Under 19 qualifying round, originally scheduled for Jakarta in November, will now take place in Bandung. Or what they call Bandung City.
Now I'm assuming they mean Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung but I'm not sure if it reaches AFC standards.
Persib used to play there but they have now moved to Soreang where they share Jalak Harupat Stadium with Persikab. Click to continue reading...

The Community Shield kicks off the new Indonesian Super League next Wednesday and I had hoped to catch the game between champions Persipura and Copa winners Sriwijaya at the Bung Karno Stadium here in Jakarta.
However I hadn't been holding my breath. Games are announced then postponed at the drop of a hat in these parts and I had special reason to doubt the season's opener would be taking place in the capital city. Click to continue reading...

With the creation of South Tangerang as a new political entity earlier this year, now comes news that the area will have its very own football team.
Persitangsel is the name. No stadium yet, probably no team yet or coaches or players.
There are of course two other sides in the Tangerang (a suburb of Jakarta in the manner of Watford or Penrith). Click to continue reading...

Hassan Sunny – Persisam
Alex Duric – Sriwijaya (to be fair if I put my boots on they might be interested in me as well!)
Indra – PSM
Daniel Bennett – Persebaya (but his agent(!) is quoted as saying he would prefer Jakarta)
Agu Casmir – Persipura (but his agent says he has extended his contract with Gombak United)
Shi Jiayi – Persija did ask me about him but there is talk someone else might be interested. Click to continue reading...

Aidan Ormond
On-loan Perth Glory striker Matt Mayora is set to sign with Indonesian side Persipura Jayapura, a club which has qualified for the 2010 Asian Champions League.
Mayora, 23, jets out to Jakarta on Wednesday for a medical with the club and has a one-year contract on the table. Click to continue reading...

I spoke with agent Jules Denis Onana yesterday. To find out his thoughts about Precious Emuejeraye and Agu Casmir coming to Indonesia check out the exclusive interview on Jakarta Casual TV Click to continue reading...

(Photo: How Hwee Young, EPA)

On the heels of striker Noh Alam Shah moving from Tampines Rovers to Arema Malang, Woodlands Wellington defender Precious Emuejeraye signed with Sriwijaya FC on Wednesday.

"[Woodlands] knows about this signing and have agreed to release Precious to Sriwijaya after his contract ends on November," said Onana Jules, the player's agent, on Thursday.

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Mustafic Fachruddin yesterday came to Jakarta to sign for Persija. He became the 4th Singaporean to make the move in the last seven days. His last game for Tampines Rovers could well be against Super Reds later this week. Click to continue reading...

Not since the early 1980s when we last seen some of our top footballers left for greener pasture.
Coincide with Singapore's second pulled out from the Malaysia Cup in 1982, stars like Fandi Ahmad, Terry Pathmanathan, David Lee packed their bags and ventured to either the Malaysian or Indonesian leagues then. Click to continue reading...

Persija finally began training yesterday, with former Persiba striker Musafry getting involved but confusion continues to swirl around the Jakarta club. They have installed Benny Dollo as technical director while he sees out his contract with the FA as national team coach and had hoped to install one of his assistants, Sudirman, as head coach. Click to continue reading...

Indonesia's new season will open with a Community Shield pitting ISL champions Persipura against Copa winners Sriwijaya. The game will take place in October and the plan is to hold it in Jakarta.
The same two sides ended last season in the Copa final with Persipura sulking in the dressing room after the ref rejected their appeals for a penalty. Click to continue reading...

Persib Bandung have opened a cafe. I know cafe conjours up images of some greasy spoon or a caravan alongside the A34 serving bacon butties but here in Indonesia a cafe is seen differently. Almost a trendy place to see and be seen.
The Persib Cafe & Lounge opens today at 10 am and can be found at Jl Sulanjana 17 in Bandung. Click to continue reading...

A couple of weeks back Persija suddenly found themselves being 'taken over' by a private investor. At the time I spoke to a couple of people close to the club and they were reluctant to say too much, preferring to bide their time.
Now the investor has pulled out after internal conflicts that refused to die down, he has taken his money to Persikad, and Persija must now go cap in hand to the local government. Click to continue reading...