TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The national training center for Indonesian senior team under the leadership of Alfred Riedl has just finished. Firman Utina and friends have won two out of three friendly matches during the trial in Spain.
The Indonesian team won by a nose against Andorra (1-0) and Villareal B (1-0) but had lost to Cuba national team 0-1. According to the Secretary General of the Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI), Joko Driyono, Indonesian national team will have another trial next month.
"We have scheduled the national team for trials against Panama and ASEAN All-Stars," said Joko, Friday.
Ranked as the world number 29, Panama will be the toughest opponent for Alfred Riedl’s squad who ranked 154. The match between Indonesia and Panama will be held in Jakarta on May 15 while the match against ASEAN All-Stars is currently being discussed.
The ASEAN All-Stars will be powered by best soccer players from around South East Asian regions except for, of course, Indonesia. The Radojko Avramovich, who has brought Singapore national team to champion AFF Cup in 2012, is said to be engineering the ASEAN All-Stars team.
ADITYA BUDIMAN
