TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The striker and captain of Ajax Amsterdam, Siem de Jong, has expressed his wish to score more goals in his second performance in Jakarta. Ajax is going to play against Persija Jakarta in a friendly match at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium tonight.
"I'm happy to be back in Indonesia. I hope I can score another goals in this year's visit," de Jong said, Friday.
Ajax coach, Frank de Boer, has promised to entertain the spectators with a good match.
On Wednesday, Ajax will play against Persib Bandung in Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang, Bandung, West Java.
Persija match opposing Ajax has become a series of the senior national team match against ASEAN All Stars.
The ticket sales from both matches will be donated to the victims of Mount Kelud and Sinabung eruption, and victims of Haiyan Typhoon in Philippines. Tickets are sold between Rp50,000 and Rp1,000,000,-.
The ASEAN All Star will be constituted by football stars including Teerasil Dangda (Thailand), Lee Chong Vinh (Vietnam) and Safiq Rahim (Malaysia). The All Star team is going to be engineered by K. Rajagopal, former coach of Malaysia team.
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