Water polo team in good form before SEAG<\/p>\n
Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Indonesian water polo team seems to be in good form for
\nthe upcoming Southeast Asia (SEA) Games, after winding up its
\noverseas tryouts undefeated.<\/p>\n
The team of 19 players, four coaches and two officials, played
\n13 games with 12 wins and a draw during their 15-day trip to
\nKuala Lumpur, Penang in Malaysia and Singapore.<\/p>\n
Among the teams they beat were the Malaysian national team, as
\nwell as local clubs such as Penang's Chinese SC, Singaporean
\nQueenstown Branch SC, Great White Aquatic SC and the Singapore
\nArmed Forces club, according to the team's head coach Michael
\nSiwalette.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian team was defeated three times 16-10, 12-8, 11-7.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's only draw of 8-8 came in their match against the
\nSingaporean national team.<\/p>\n
Michael told The Jakarta Post that the current team was the
\nbest Indonesia has had in 20 years.<\/p>\n
\"I have never seen a national team like this. The team is
\nsolid. The players are persistent in play,\" he said.<\/p>\n
However, despite these encouraging results, he said that the
\nIndonesia team was looking for third place at the SEA Games,
\nwhich are scheduled to be held next month in Vietnam.<\/p>\n
\"The team may be solid, but 95 percent of the players are
\nyoung members,\" he said. \"Most of the players are 21 years old on
\naverage.\"<\/p>\n
Michael said that they would choose 13 out of the 19 players
\nfor the Vietnam trip, where Singapore, along with Malaysia and
\nThailand, would be tough rivals<\/p>\n
\"The final team will be announced some time next week,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said that the Singaporean and Malaysian teams they played
\nduring the tryouts were mostly made up of players who were
\nregular starters.<\/p>",
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