Persija ties 0-0 with Indocement

Persija ties 0-0 with Indocement

SEMARANG (JP): Persija Jakarta tied 0-0 with Indocement
Cirebon in an expulsion match of the sixth Indonesian Soccer
League (Ligina) at Jatidiri Stadium here. No spectators were
allowed to watch the match.

Persija, who was backboned by national young striker Bambang
Pamungkas and his senior, Widodo C. Putro, was in poor form and
could not earn any goals. Bambang could not make use of the cross
pass from Widodo to kick a goal for his new team.

"This is a failure for our team. It's the poorest result
during our participation in the competition," Ivan Kolev,
Persija's Bulgarian coach, told The Jakarta Post after the match.

Indocement could not fight back as Persija's defense was too
tough to penetrate. "We are satisfied with the result. All
players heeded my orders," said Indocement coach Errens
Pahelerang.

The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has banned
Indocement from staging the match at Bima Stadium in Cirebon,
West Java, due to its violent supporters. (har)