Indonesia Super LeaguePersib v Persema 4-0 (Gonzales 3, Moriera)
Yesterday afternoon Persija conceded the title with a gutless display that showed lack of fight,
conviction and desire. Persema, 2 down at the time, showed more of those three qualities in first
half injury time than Persija did all game.
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Sunday's derby between Persitara and Persija has been called. The game had been switched to Bung
Karno Stadium, nominally Persija's home ground, because Persitara's Soemantri Brojonegoro was
considered too small.
But with no security clearance released for Bung Karno the game would have had to go ahead without
spectators meaning Persitara would have had to stump up the costs of hiring the more expensive
stadium and they were obviously reluctant to do so.
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TangerangPersita - Tangerang District
Persikota - Tangerang City
Persitangsel - South Tangerang
BogorPSB - Bogor City
Persikabo - Bogor District
MalangArema - Private Club
Persema - Malang District
Persekam Metro - Malang District
JakartaPersija - Jakarta (formerly Central Jakarta)
Persitara - North Jakarta
BandungPersib - Bandung City (but adopted by West Java)
Persikab - Bandung District
Bekasi (?
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Ok so I have no crystal ball, I have no inside knowledge and probably no one has really thought
about it yet. But. This weekend has the Jakarta Derby, Persitara v Persija, scheduled for Soemantri
Brojonegoro Stadium.
Now just a wild stab in the dark here but the game won't be played there.
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Indonesia Super League
Persipura v Pelita Jaya 3-1 (Boas Solossa, Alberto Goncalves, Ricardo Salempessy; Jajang Maulyana)
23,000
Persiwa v Persitara 3-0 (Eddie Boakay 2, Pieter Rumaropen) 5,000
Persela v Persijap 2-2 (Leanardo Zada Martins, Syamsul Arif; Pablo Frances, Nurhakim) 6,020
Sriwijaya v Persisam 3-0 (Keith Kayamba Gumbs 2, Rahmat Rivai) 17,000
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Mark Redshaw has finally signed for Persitara in the Indonesia Super League following lengthy
negotiations. His old man who used to play for Wigan Athletic, wondered if he played in the Freight
Rover Trophy Final against Brentford, is not much older than me which is worrying. Equally worrying
is meeting a Brentford fan recently who said he was too young to remember that final.
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SLeagueBeijing Guoan v Etoile 0-1 (Flavien Michelini) 2,309
Indonesia Super LeaguePersela v Persiwa 7-2 (Syamsul Arief 3, Leanardo Zada Martins, Kurniawan DY, Kyu, Reza; Pieter
Romaropen; Eric Weeks Lewis) 7,000
Persijap v Persipura 1-2 (OG; Alberto Goncalves, Eduard Ivakdalam) 15,672
Ahead of the weekend's top of the table clash between Persiba and Arema in form Persipura move in
second place albeit temporarily after this 10th game unbeaten.
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Second from bottom if the Indonesia Super League, Persitara are in the market for a new coach.
Dutch Dick Buitelaar (spelling) hasn't been seen for a while with assistant coaches taking the
reins.
Despite the club being short of money there are no shortage of applicants with Bambang Nurdiansyah,
Suimin Diharja, Rohanda and Rudy Keltjes among the names being linked plus perhaps one or two
others in the pipeline.
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There was a guy walking round dressed as a three metre kitchen knife and that, dear reader, was
about the only highlight of the game that was settled by Tantan's first half free kick.
I was told not to go but ever the optimist I disregarded that advise. I could have stayed in the
pub. I don't.
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We're nearly at the half way point in the Indonesia Super League so as good a time as any to see
which clubs have squaky bums at the moment. Three are guaranteed to be relegated while one other
will have to go into a play off with a side from the Premier League.
15 - PSPS 14 4 4 6 13-17 16 LLWDL
16 - PSM 15 4 4 7 10-21 16 LLWDL
17 - Persitara 13 3 2 9 11 LWLWD
18 - Pelita Jaya 14 1 6 7 8-18 9 LDDDW
You don't need a crystal ball to see which team faces the biggest up hill challenge in the second
half of the season.
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Tomorrow's capital city derby between Persija and Persitara will be played out at the Bung Karno
Stadium tomorrow in front of an empty stadium with the local police banning any supporters from
watching the game, fearing crowd trouble even though Persitara fans have said they won't
travel.
The Jakmania though have promised their heroes they won't be alone and are calling on all Persija
to line the route the players will take from their base to the stadium and give them a bloody good
cheer.
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Persib Bandung will play Persija Jakarta next Saturday, 9 January, at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in
front of an empty stadium. Officials are woried about the potential for trouble when these two
teams meet with a deep hatred polarising the two sets of supporters.
The notion of all ticket matches has yet to catch on here.
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Sporting tabloid Top Skor is reporting that neither Persija nor Persitara will be able to play any
games in Jakarta during the holiday season.
Games affected
Persija v Persitara & Persela
Persitara v Persik
Lucky I don't book my holidays round the football innit?
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Persija v Pelita Jaya 1-1
PSPS v Persitara 1-0
Persema v Sriwijaya 1-0 (Kamri)
Persiba v Persijap 1-0
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Clean sheets aren't something you would normally associate with Persik Kediri who have made a name
for themselves as a carefree attacking side where defenders were ususally reluctant at best and
wholly out of position ar worse.
But not anymore it seems. As we enter the festive season, and as Indonesians discover Ebeneezer
Scrooge for the first time, the two time champions have developed a defensive stability that you
would more associate with George Graham era Arsenal sides.
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I had hoped to flit down to Malang this weekend but with the ISL making Arema v Persib play in
front of an empty stadium I knocked it on the head.
It is undoubtedly the pick of the weekend's fixtures and Persib will travel east feeling they stand
a chance with Arema losing last time against Persela, Noh Alam Shah being suspended and of course
no Aremania kicking up a racket.
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Persebaya v Persiba 0-0
Persik v PSM 4-0 (Yongki Aribowo 2, Patricio Morales, OK John)
Persitara v Persisam 1-0 (Prince Bello Kabir)
Persijap v Persema 3-1
Pelita Jaya v Bontang 0-0
Persipura v Persija 0-0
Persela v Arema 1-0
Persiwa v PSPS 1-1 (Pieter Rumaropen;Herman Dzumafo)
Some surprises yesterday.
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Indonesia Super League
Persema v Persipura 2-1 (Siswanto, Bima Sakti; Alberto Goncalves)
Persija v PSPS 2-0 (Bambang Pamungkas 2)
Persiba v Persitara 1-2 (Julio Lopez; Afshin 2)
SEA Games
Singapore v Indonesia 2-2
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Going into this weekend's Indonesia Super League games this is how the top of the table looks.
1 – Persiba 8 4 2 2 0 13-7 14
2 – Arema 6 4 2 0 6-1 14
3 – Persiwa 4 1 2 18-10 13
4 – Persela 5 4 1 0 5-1 13
The big match is undoubtedly 2nd against 3rd in Malang between Arema and Persiwa.
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Arema and Persebaya are two of the biggest teams in the country with a support to match and both
have started the season positively.
Ordinarily a trip to Jakarta would see them folowed by several thousand fans but not this
weekend.
Saturday sees Arema take on Persitara at the Soemantri Brojonegoro Stadium knowing that officials
are limiting their following to a miserly 100.
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Sriwijaya v Pelita Jaya Karawang 3-1 (Rachmat Rivai, Arif Suryono, Anoure Obiora Richard; Edison
Fonseca)
Another name change for Pelita Jaya, from West Java to Karawang, and still no luck as they
travelled to Palembang to take on the Copa Indonesia winners.
Former Persiter and Persitara striker Rivai gave the home side the lead before Fonseca scored his
second of the season.
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Persiba v Persija 2-0 (Park Jung Hwan 2) 5,000
Sriwijaya v Persitara 3-2 (Rahmat Rivai, Nasuha, Anoure Obiora; Afshin 2) 14,000
Persib v Pelita Jaya 2-1 (Suchao Nuchnum, Hilton Moreira; Edison Fonseca) 30,000
Persebaya v Persipura 0-1 (Bhio Paulin) 23,435
1 - Persiba 8 4 2 2 13-7 14
2 - Persela 5 4 1 0 5-1 13
3 - Persijap 5 3 2 0 6-1 11
4 - Arema 4 3 1 0 4-1 10
5 - Persebaya 6 3 1 2 15-14 10
Top scorers
6 - Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
5 - Andi Odang (Persebaya)
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Persebaya v PersipuraFascinating match up this one seeing former Persebaya legend Jacksen F Tiago bring his Champions
Persipura to Surabaya. Tiago of course has won the title with both Persebaya and Persipura.
Persebaya have been giving their fans and coaching staff kittens this season as they have been
scoring and conceding with gay abandon.
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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.
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Two home games, two home defeats, four goals conceded at home.
It's been a sorry start to the season for Persitara in their (latest) new home of Soemantri
Brojonegoro Stadium. The heavens opened as the fans left the stadium and heaven might be an
approriate place to start looking for inspiration as this current vintage seems to lack much of it
on the field.
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Lock up your daughters, board your windows residents of Jakarta, Indonesia's most infamous football
fans the Bonek of Persebaya are about to hit the capital city for this afternoon's game with
Persitara at the Soemanti Brojonegoro Stadium in Central Jakarta.
Hundreds of security personnel will be on duty at the stadium as officials hope the first high risk
game goes off peacefully.
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John Tarkpor will possibly line up for his new club, Persebaya, against his old club, Persitara,
after a long winded, drawn out pre season transfer that had both sides fighting over his
registration.
Persebaya won and on his debut, alongside fellow new signings Claude Ngon A Djam and Takotoshi
Uchida they got thumped 4-1 by fellow newly promoted side PSPS Pekanbaru.
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Last season he played his part at the heart of an exciting Persitara side. But now Essiah Pello
Benson (far right) will be parading his talents in much more humble surroundings. Reports have him
signing for IPL side Persiraja in Aceh, at the northern most end of Sumatra.
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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.
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Persitara have decided not to sign Australian Joel Wood after seeing him perform in a friendly
against Persikabo. They felt that while he was talented he lacked the toughness requied to perform
at the highest level in Indonesia.
Persitara won 1-0 with a goal from Prince Kabir Bello who has signed on for another season.
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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.
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Now it's Persitara who have their eyes on an Australian striker. They are currently looking at Troy
Hearfield who is an attacking midfield player cum striker and aged 22.
The North Jakarta club have already said they have added former striker Prince Kabir Bello,
Canadian Ladislas Kikunda Bashiri and Paraguayan Ernesto Brunhoso.
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If I recall correctly the average attendance in the Indonesian League back in 2007 was about
11,000. For the season just completed it was always going to be a lot less given that clubs like
PSMS, Persitara, Persija and Persija couldn't use their own stadiums for what ever reason.
In addition clubs like Arema, Deltras and PSIS had less than impressive campaigns.
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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.
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Indonesia's football media is geared towards Java. That's understandable in a way. It's where the
vast majority of the population live, it's where the media is based. But what it means is that good
news on other islands tends to be overlooked. Actually good news every where gets overlooked.
But in football terms we rarely get to see the Papuan sides, Persipura and Persiwa live when they
play at home.
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Three clubs have been told by the Indonesian Super League to improve their stadiums or they risk
being thrown out of the league.
New boys PSPS Pekanbaru, Pelita Jaya and Persitara have been given a list of tasks that need to be
completed before they can use their appointed grounds. Persitara have elected to use Lebak Bulus
this season while the eternal nomads Pelita Jaya make it three grounds in three years when they
move to Karawang.
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Copa winners Sriwijaya have added former Persikota and Persitara striker Mostafa Aji to their
squad. Since losing Claude Ngon A Djam and Budi Sudarsono they have been looking lightweight up
front but now the promising Aji has joined Keith Kayamba Gumbs and fellow former Persitara forward
Rachmat Rivai.
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Newly promoted Persebaya have finally ended their search for a new coach. After seeing old boy
Jacksen Tiago turn them down they have appointed former Persija and PKT coach Danurwindo for the
new season.
He will helm a squad that has seen Anderson Silva and Claude Ngon Djam already added and hopes are
high John Tarkpor and Wijay will soon be added.
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Edy Joernadi has been busy recently. He was announced as the man whose funds will release Persija
Jakarta from going cap in hand to the local government every time they need to pay wages. Finally,
thinks me, someone looking at the business opportunites in Indonesian football.
Then comes the news he has also bought Persikad Depok, a team in the second tier Premier League
with little in the way of footballing tradition.
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