Jakarta beats Aceh 12-1 in junior soccer

Jakarta beats Aceh 12-1 in junior soccer

JAKARTA (JP): A soccer comedy was staged in the National
Under-15 soccer championship in Surabaya, East Java, as Jakarta
destroyed the seven-man Aceh team 12-1 on Saturday.

Aceh, last year's runner-up, deployed all its substitutes
during the championship's most lopsided match, following a strike
initiated by the starting players on Friday. Aceh crashed to host
East Java 0-3.

A 1993 All-Indonesia Football Association decree bans any
player on strike from returning to the pitch before a
disciplinary commission settles the case.

The big loss sent Aceh packing from the annual championship
sponsored by Coca-cola and paves the way for both Jakarta and
East Java to semifinals.

Jakarta totally took the control of the match but they only
managed to score one in the lackluster second half. Sofyan struck
four times, Abdul Roji hit a hat trick, Imron Wahyudi twice, and
Mansyur, Sarbini and Andri Irawan each hit once for Jakarta.

Aceh earned its consolation goal through Faikal in the 10th
minute of the first half.

In the other match of the day, West Java and Central Java
played a goalless draw in a shortened game. Referee Suhartono
stopped the match five minutes before regulation time due to the
bad lighting at the Tambaksari stadium.

The two favorite teams performed an attacking game, but lacked
the composure needed to add their final touches. Central Java's
coach prompted an earlier ending, knowing that both teams were
would not likely score in the darkness. (amd)