Persebaya tamed in Eindhoven match
Persebaya tamed in Eindhoven match
JAKARTA (JP): Persebaya Surabaya had to eat a 6-2 (4-1) defeat at home on Saturday night. But the match was just a friendly, and a pretty good performance considering the rival: Dutch first division runner-up PSV Eindhoven.
What's more, Eindhoven fielded its best line-up possible without injured Brazilian booter Ronaldo.
Attending the rare spectacle were Surabaya's governor Basofi Sudirman, Surabaya's mayor Sunarto Sumoprawiro and chief of East Java Military Command Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo, along with 16,000 Persebaya supporters at the Gelora 10 November stadium.
The friendly started with Persebaya's goalie Basuni Alwi stunned by Wim Jonk, who received a pass from teammate R. Eykelkamp to score Eindhoven's first goal as the second minute ticked away.
Three minutes later, cheers exploded when Dodik Suprayogi fooled Eindhoven's goalie R. Water Reus and nailed the equalizer.
Persebaya's confidence was boosted, inspiring it to wage new attacks. But Eindhoven soon made its host's blood run cold.
Wim Jonk netted his second goal at the 17th minute. Belgian player Luc Nillis made it three at the 21st minute through a penalty shoot-out after Sukabar, who replaced Alwi, fouled Eykelkamp. B. Zenden's goal at the 43rd minute closed the first half with a score of 4-1.
In the second half, Eindhoven resumed its fierce play but added just two goals through Eykelkamp at the 55th minute and Zenden at the 85th minute.
Persebaya's cold comfort came when its guest player Roger Milla, the former Cameroon soccer legend, managed to escape the surveillance of Eindhoven's backs to feed M. Azis with a pass, which he converted.
Eindhoven left yesterday for Manado, North Sulawesi, to take on Persma Manado in the Klabat stadium on Wednesday. The match, in which Ronaldo will be fielded, will mark the end of Eindhoven's visit in Indonesia.
During its stay in Manado, Eindhoven's coach Dick Advocaat, former coach to the Dutch national team, is expected to give a coaching clinic for Indonesian coaches and players. (arf)