Thursday, November 15, 2007
Copa Indonesia Quarter Finals
Sriwijaya v PSMS
Persekabpas v Persipura
Persita v Pelita Jaya
Sidoarjo v PSM/Persija
People may moan about the FA Cup back in England but here in Indonesia as we finally get down to the final 9 (!) there is a genuine excitment about what is to come.
In part because of Persija's impressive display at home to PSM on Tuesday but also for the right mix of romance and tradition.
The romance comes from Persekabpas who are having a woeful time in Western Division. They play might Persipura (all games are home and away) and will fancy their chances of a good result at home. In Papua though, it will be a different story.
Benny Dollo took Arema to consecutive finals, winning both times. Now with Persita he is striving for his own personal hat trick against Fandi Ahmad's Pelita Jaya. This could be a close affair with both sides tough to crack at home.
PSMS have no money and must be delighted at making the relatively short journey down to Palembang to face Sriwijaya. The Medan team traditionally have a strong defence, Markus' blunder for Indonesia last week notwithstanding, but are poor travellers.
Sidoarjo have been a delight this season. Inspired by Pronetto, Hilton and Jose Sebastian they have played some great attacking football and look a major threat for the Liga.
All games are home and away with dates to be reconfirmed later. PSM host Persija 25th November for the right to play Sidoarjo.
The semi finals will look something like this:
Persekabpas/Persipura v Sidoarjo/Persija/PSM
Persita/Pelita Jaya Purwakarta v PSMS/Sriwijaya
The semi finals have been booked for 11th January which, according to my wife's work calender is a Friday and may well be a holiday. The Final and 3/4 the place play off will be on 13th January. Both semis and Final are slated for Bung Karno Stadium. Hmm, the good ibus of Senayen may not be too happy at the thought of Persija playing Persita interfering with their polluting SUV's, Starbucks and look-at-me-shopping expeditions.
Persekabpas v Persipura
Persita v Pelita Jaya
Sidoarjo v PSM/Persija
People may moan about the FA Cup back in England but here in Indonesia as we finally get down to the final 9 (!) there is a genuine excitment about what is to come.
In part because of Persija's impressive display at home to PSM on Tuesday but also for the right mix of romance and tradition.
The romance comes from Persekabpas who are having a woeful time in Western Division. They play might Persipura (all games are home and away) and will fancy their chances of a good result at home. In Papua though, it will be a different story.
Benny Dollo took Arema to consecutive finals, winning both times. Now with Persita he is striving for his own personal hat trick against Fandi Ahmad's Pelita Jaya. This could be a close affair with both sides tough to crack at home.
PSMS have no money and must be delighted at making the relatively short journey down to Palembang to face Sriwijaya. The Medan team traditionally have a strong defence, Markus' blunder for Indonesia last week notwithstanding, but are poor travellers.
Sidoarjo have been a delight this season. Inspired by Pronetto, Hilton and Jose Sebastian they have played some great attacking football and look a major threat for the Liga.
All games are home and away with dates to be reconfirmed later. PSM host Persija 25th November for the right to play Sidoarjo.
The semi finals will look something like this:
Persekabpas/Persipura v Sidoarjo/Persija/PSM
Persita/Pelita Jaya Purwakarta v PSMS/Sriwijaya
The semi finals have been booked for 11th January which, according to my wife's work calender is a Friday and may well be a holiday. The Final and 3/4 the place play off will be on 13th January. Both semis and Final are slated for Bung Karno Stadium. Hmm, the good ibus of Senayen may not be too happy at the thought of Persija playing Persita interfering with their polluting SUV's, Starbucks and look-at-me-shopping expeditions.
# posted by Me @ 2:09 PM 
