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        "msgid": "medan-gets-ready-for-u-17-asean-cup-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-02-18 00:00:00",
        "title": "Medan gets ready for U-17 ASEAN Cup",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Medan gets ready for U-17 ASEAN Cup Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The Indonesia soccer team under Dutch coach Jim Bryden is optimistic about the team's chances at the U-17 Southeast Asian Cup to be held at Teladan Stadium here from Tuesday. \"I don't want to underestimate our opponents, but our six- month preparation is enough to overcome all challenges,\" Bryden told reporters.",
        "content": "<p>Medan gets ready for U-17 ASEAN Cup<\/p>\n<p>Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra<\/p>\n<p>The Indonesia soccer team under Dutch coach Jim Bryden is<br>\noptimistic about the team's chances at the U-17 Southeast Asian<br>\nCup to be held at Teladan Stadium here from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\"I don't want to underestimate our opponents, but our six-<br>\nmonth preparation is enough to overcome all challenges,\" Bryden<br>\ntold reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\"The ASEAN Cup is only our intermediary target to prepare the<br>\nboys for the Asian Cup to be held in Dubai in three years.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Laos, Philippine and Thai teams arrived here on Sunday.<br>\nCambodia is expected to arrive on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is hosting the Group B matches in this North Sumatra<br>\ncapital. Kuala Lumpur is hosting Group A matches, which include<br>\nBrunei Darussalam, host Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Host Indonesia will start its campaign facing the Thais on<br>\nTuesday. The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman,<br>\nAgum Gumelar is expected to attend Group B's qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>The qualifying round will run until Feb. 25, with the<br>\nsemifinals and final rounds to be held in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 28<br>\nand March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, vice chairman of the organizing committee, Simon<br>\nPramono, told The Jakarta Post that the organizers had prepared<br>\nall facilities needed to stage the international event.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have provided all facilities required by the ASEAN<br>\nFootball Federation (AFF) such as field improvement, press<br>\ncenter, Internet access and international phone connections,\" he<br>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have also equipped all rooms in the stadium with air-<br>\nconditioners.\"<\/p>\n<p>Indonesian players:<\/p>\n<p>Wahyu Tri Nugroho, Tomi, Tony Sucipto, Putra Habibi, Nur Ichsan,<br>\nImam Agustian, Aswan Asri, Rio Ardan, Putut Waringin Jati,<br>\nMohammad Samsul Azis, Kurniawan, Aris Nanto, Nizamuddin, Danil<br>\nJunaidi, Ari Yuganda, Hafit Saleman, Bobby Satria, Ruhanda<br>\nMerdiyansa, Romi Triwaldy, Andro Levandry and Dede Sulaiman.<\/p>",
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