Indonesia beats Sri Lanka 2-1 in pre-Olympic match

Indonesia beats Sri Lanka 2-1 in pre-Olympic match

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pre-Olympic soccer team did not play
its best in defeating underdog Sri Lanka 2-1 in the second match
of the Asian Zone Group eight prequalifying tournament for the
2000 Olympic Games at Tong Dae Moon stadium in Seoul, South
Korea, on Thursday, according to Tondo Widodo, spokesman for the
All-Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI).

In the second match on Thursday, a strong South Korean team
proved to be too powerful for Taiwan, notching an overwhelming 7-
0 victory.

With the results, Indonesia and South Korean stood atop the
group's standings with six points each, while Taiwan and Sri
Lanka were in the basement, failing to tally any points.

However, if Indonesia is to make it to Sydney it must get
through the tough South Koreans, who lead the group on the basis
of goals scored. South Korea has scored 12 goals compared to
Indonesia's four.

Indonesia will play South Korea in the last match of the
tournament on Saturday at Olympic Stadium.

Striker Bambang Pamungkas from Persikas in Semarang led
Indonesia to victory on Thursday with his goal in the 21st
minute.

Sri Lankan Chathura Weerasingha netted an equalizer in the
46th minute, but Indonesia fought back to score the deciding goal
in the 52nd minute on a shot from midfielder Uston Nawawi of
Persebaya Surabaya.

"Indonesia played with the same technique that it used against
Taiwan. South Korean, which is famous for its speed and power,
will certainly crush Indonesia on Saturday if Indonesia fails to
change its play," Tondo said.

Bambang and Uston also scored in Indonesia's opening match on
Tuesday, a 2-1 victory over Taiwan. Also on Tuesday, South Korea
routed Sri Lanka 5-0.

Scoring goals for South Korea on Thursday were Park Jin-sup
(14th minute), An Hyo-yeon (18), Lee Young-pyo (23), Choi Chul-
woo (26), Park Dong-hyuk (34), Seol Ki-hyeon (58) and Jun Woo-
keun (88). (ivy)