Jakarta Casual
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Bad News For Persipasi
With Divisi Utama due to begin 15 April and Persipasi slated to play their first home game of the season against Persikab on that same day, the club have been told they cannot use their brand spanking new Patriot Stadium.
Why? I don't have a scooby. They played Persija in a friendly at the stadium in front of 15,000 and that seemed to go off fine. But while they could get permission to play a friendly they are not allowed to play regular league games.
It seems the local body responsible for youth, sports and culture have nixed the idea. Yeap, you got the right. The government body charged with developing sports and activities for young people are saying the local football club can not use the stadium that would attract plenty of young people.
Shrug shoulders...
Why? I don't have a scooby. They played Persija in a friendly at the stadium in front of 15,000 and that seemed to go off fine. But while they could get permission to play a friendly they are not allowed to play regular league games.
It seems the local body responsible for youth, sports and culture have nixed the idea. Yeap, you got the right. The government body charged with developing sports and activities for young people are saying the local football club can not use the stadium that would attract plenty of young people.
Shrug shoulders...
Labels: Bekasi, Patriot Stadium, Persipasi
Friday, March 14, 2014
Persipasi Boast New Stadium
Patriot International Stadium will see its first action when Persipasi host Persija in a friendly on Saturday with the Jakarta club already making noises about using the new venue for their own home games in the future.
Bekasi is to all intents and purposes a suburb of Jakarta even though it sits, politically at least, in the province of West Java - home of Persija's bitterest foes Persib.
Recently a handful of Persija fans made the journey to Soreang when their team took on Pelita Bandung Raya...it is expected several thousand will make the much shorter journey on Saturday...let us hope similar scenes aren't repeated.
Labels: Indonesia Football Stadiums, Patriot Stadium, Persija, Persipasi Bekasi
