Syria walks away with easy 4-0 win over Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Syria, like a big boy bullying a smaller child,
\neffortlessly whipped the young Indonesian booters 4-0 in the 29th
\nAsian under-19 soccer championship.<\/p>\n
Even in the first half, which ended in a 0-0 draw, the
\nIndonesian youngsters faced a match that was clearly too much for
\nthem. It seemed that only a miracle would keep the score as it
\nwas to the end of the game.<\/p>\n
Things got so bleak that when Indonesia's Bima Sakti Tukiman
\nfailed to convert a penalty in the 54th, frantic home fans began
\nto jeer at the team they were formally so proud of.<\/p>\n
From that moment on, the Indonesian players lost any remnants
\nof the confidence they may have had after their first dismal half
\nof play.<\/p>\n
The result was that Syria charged ahead with Nihad Boshi's
\nunnoticed kicks from the side for two easy goals in the 61th and
\n65th.<\/p>\n
The two goals made the stout, towering Syrians hungry for a
\nthird, which Nader Jokhadar made in the 75th.<\/p>\n
The Syrians made things so hot for the Indonesian players with
\nthe third goal that the sorely disappointed home fans, who almost
\nfilled the seats to capacity, began to set fires here and there
\nthroughout the stadium, resulting in a standby fire engine being
\ncalled in to forestall a disaster.<\/p>\n
But the 3-0 lead wasn't enough for the Syrians, who used the
\n89th minute, just short of the match's end, to make their fourth
\ngoal.<\/p>\n
Thus the match, a poor bargain for the Indonesians at the
\noutset, ended with a crushing defeat for the Indonesian booters,
\nwho were great at creating golden opportunities, but weak on
\nfollowing them through.<\/p>\n
Despite the wide margin of the victory, Syrian coach Anatoly
\nBaidachni said that the Indonesian team played very well. Whether
\nor not his comment was meant to assuage hurt feelings, he made
\nthe that Indonesian booters were only lacking in experience.<\/p>\n
\"In two or three years, I believe they can become a very good
\nteam,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Later he added that stamina may have been a factor in their
\ndefeat.<\/p>\n
National coach Danurwindo, who was with the Indonesian players
\nduring their one-year stint with Sampdoria in Italy, conceded
\nthat \"the class of our team was still below that of the Syrian
\nteam\".<\/p>\n
The shower of goals continued at Senayan as Iraq rolled past
\n10-man Qatar 3-0 in the other Group A match yesterday.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Hasan netted the ball twice, in the 14th minute and
\nagain, nine minutes from time. The powerful winger now leads the
\ntop scorers' table with compatriot Amir Mushrif Mehsen. Both have
\nthree goals apiece.<\/p>\n
Hasan scored his third goal through a penalty, following an
\nintentional hand ball committed by Rahman Mubarak in Qatar's
\ngoal mouth. The foul play cost Mubarak his second yellow card,
\nwhich sent him out of the pitch.<\/p>\n
Iraq, which crashed to a 1-2 defeat to Syria on Tuesday,
\ndominated the 90 minutes of play from the onset against hapless
\nQatar.<\/p>\n
And at times it seemed that the Iraqis would make it 5-0,
\nwith an onslaught from the outset that saw Hasan blasting in a
\ncannon-ball goal from 25 meters. Qatar's goalie Ali Mohammad
\nIbrahim could only manage a desperate dive.<\/p>\n
Playing before a score of flag-waving fans, Iraq stretched the
\nlead as Mehsen struck in the 33rd minute, adding a finishing
\ntouch to Haider Radhi's cross. (arf\/amd)<\/p>\n
Today's fixtures:
\n Thailand v Bahrain, 5.30 p.m.
\n South Korea v Kuwait 7.30 p.m.<\/p>",
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