Thursday, November 01, 2007
Persib turn on the style
Persib Bandung, revelling playing football on a carpet like pitch at Soerang, thrashed Kuala Lumpur 5-0 yesterday in a friendly match watched by a vociferous crowd.
There needs to be more games like this. Bring in opoosition like Perth Glory, Tampines Rovers, Selangor or Chonburi to increase awareness of football not just in this country but around the region.
For the last few seasons Persija have hosted Bang Yos Emas Cup featuring teams from other countries as well as Indonesia. Bang Yos was the former Governor of Jakarta and with him now gone it remains to be seen whether the new Governor is so keen.
There needs to be more games like this. Bring in opoosition like Perth Glory, Tampines Rovers, Selangor or Chonburi to increase awareness of football not just in this country but around the region.
For the last few seasons Persija have hosted Bang Yos Emas Cup featuring teams from other countries as well as Indonesia. Bang Yos was the former Governor of Jakarta and with him now gone it remains to be seen whether the new Governor is so keen.
# posted by Me @ 8:42 AM 
