Indonesia out to reach final

Indonesia out to reach final

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian representative, Persija, hopes to reach the final of the Asia-Pacific Nike Premier Cup under-14 soccer championship in Kuala Lumpur, starting tomorrow.

Team manager Dedy Kusmayadi said upon the team's departure on Monday that Persija is determined to battle it out to win the junior tournament.

Persija will join teams from Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea during the four-day, round-robin competition.

Persija has called up 16 players and been loaned four junior booters from Medan and Semarang. It will kick off its campaign against Japan tomorrow. (amd)