Kobatama gets two foreign feferees<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two international referees from the Philippines
\nwill be working the third leg of the Kobatama basketball league
\nat Senayan Basketball Hall, after the local referees failed to
\nimpress in a match of the second leg in Semarang, Central Java.<\/p>\n
Ary Sudarsono, organizer of the Kobatama, told a press
\nconference yesterday that Rolando Omampo and Daniel Bayais will
\nbe the referees for the third round, which is due to kick off
\ntoday and finish on June 19.<\/p>\n
\"We're inviting them here in anticipation of protests like the
\none we had in Semarang,\" he said.<\/p>\n
On May 18, CLS Ardiles led 111-109 against IM Texmaco. CLS's
\nCraig Lee Johnson was waiting for the ball when IM's player Lucky
\nPitonoan got into position in front of him.<\/p>\n
Johnson suddenly knocked Lucky down, but neither of the
\nreferees, Sutisna or Bramasto, took any action. IM protested, and
\nBramasto gave a technical foul to Johnson.<\/p>\n
The CLS players walked off the court, with only two minutes
\nand 15 seconds left, in protest at what they considered an unjust
\ndecision. IM won the match on \"walk out\".<\/p>\n
Ary said that Omampo and Bayais are also scheduled to hold
\n\"refereeing clinics\" for Kobatama's local referees, and will be
\ngiving local officials the benefit of their wisdom.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, it was announced that Bima Sakti Nikko Steel has
\nsent home two U.S. players, Erick Brown and Tod Bernard. Brown
\nwas sent home for of his \"undisciplined\" attitude while the team
\ncould not find the right position for Bernard.<\/p>\n
Bima Sakti will field Americans Keith Nelson and Terry Boyd in
\nthe third leg tournament to replace Brown and Bernard.<\/p>\n
Aspac is still out ahead after completing the first leg in
\nSurabaya, East Java, and the second leg in Semarang. Aspac has
\ncollected 17 points by winning eight of its nine matches,
\nfollowed by Panasia Indosyntec and Bima Sakti with 16 points
\neach. (yan)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kobatama-gets-two-foreign-feferees-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}