Eindhoven to visit Surabaya, Manado<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Dutch first division runner-up PSV Eindhoven
\nwill appear in a friendly against Mitra Surabaya in the Gelora 10
\nNovember stadium in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Three days after Epiphany day, on Jan. 9, the club, which
\ndethroned Dutch league champion Ajax in 1992, will go to Manado,
\nNorth Sulawesi, to engage in another friendly against the city's
\nclub, Persma Manado.<\/p>\n
Eindhoven's technical manager, Frank Arnesen, was quoted by
\nAntara as saying in Surabaya yesterday that Eindhoven will field
\nits full team of twenty players, plus coach Dick Advocaat.<\/p>\n
The twenty will include the club's Brazilian top scorer
\nRonaldo and Belgian player Luc Nilis. The rest are Arthur Numan,
\nRene Eykelkamp, Wim Jonk, Jan Wouters, Philips Cocu, Bjorn van
\nder Doelen, Ernest Faber, Peter Hoekstra, Tom van der Leegte,
\nEdward Linskens, Stanley Menzo, Boudewijn Pahlplatzt, Geoffrey
\nPrommayon, Stan Valckx, Marciono Vink, Ronald Waterreus, Chris
\nvan der Weerden and Boudewijn Zenden.<\/p>\n
The friendlies are being sponsored by Philips Indonesia. The
\nNetherlands-based electronics giant, which owns the club,
\nobtained permission for the friendlies from the Royal Dutch
\nFootball Bond on Nov. 29 but is waiting for formal approval from
\nthe All-Indonesia Soccer Federation.<\/p>\n
The two Indonesian teams were the only Indonesia League soccer
\nteams available on both dates. The top Dutch club will come
\nduring its winter break, Philips Indonesia said.<\/p>\n
Aqil Ali, chairman of Mitra Surabaya, suggested that Mitra
\nmake the most of the friendly.<\/p>\n
\"That Mitra is given a chance to play Eindhoven is like
\nreceiving gold from the sky. This is a rare opportunity indeed,\"
\nsaid Ali, who is also the manager of Persebaya, another Surabaya
\nteam. Whether we can handle the Dutch remains to be seen, he
\nadded.(arf)<\/p>",
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