Brazilians fail tests

Brazilians fail tests

JAKARTA (JP): East Kalimantan soccer club Putra Samarinda
followed the footsteps of PSIS Semarang when it dropped two
Brazilian players from its roster for the upcoming league season.

Samarinda announced yesterday that it released Sinval Fraga
Pereira and Wallace Gomez Santos for failing a series of fitness
tests conducted recently.

"Why should we acquire them if they cannot live up to our
expectations?" executive director of the club, Harbiansyah,
questioned. "They cost us a lot of money but they have no special
skills," he added.

The two Brazilians joined their two compatriots dismissed
earlier by PSIS Semarang, Central Java last week. A total of 21
Brazilian players were brought here by the International Sports
Agency. They scattered to 10 clubs throughout the country for a
series of ability tests before making a debut here in the new
season.

The All-Indonesia Football Association insists on kicking off
the league new season on Nov. 26, despite preparations for the
18th Southeast Asian Games in December. (amd)