Primavera players lead stars war poll

Primavera players lead stars war poll

JAKARTA (JP): National players who formerly joined the Italian
training program Primavera yesterday dominated the votes
conducted by the Indonesian Football Association prior to the
league's second Stars War at the Senayan stadium on Sunday.

Aples Gideon Tecuari and Kurnia Sandy, who both now play for
Pelita Jaya, led the nominations with 5,550 and 5,132 ballots
respectively to become the only players to surpass the 5,000 vote
mark.

The two young players will join 16 other players in the
Western Division team for a match against the Eastern Division
side.

Thousands of soccer fans throughout the country voted by
sending post cards to vote for the line up of the teams.

The match, which emulates the National Basketball
Association's All-Stars Game, was introduced last year, following
the merger of 34 semi professional and amateur teams into a big
league.

"After the match we will ask the public to vote for the
players for a friendly against Italian team Lazio on May 26 also
at the Senayan stadium," Nugraha Besoes, the association's
secretary general, said yesterday.

The association received 9,100 cards from the 27 provinces.

The match will start at 6.10 p.m. A rare entertainment will
precede the match when a team of journalists takes on a national
artists squad.

A voter from Denpasar, Bali was chosen in a draw to contest a
penalty shoot-out to win a Daihatsu Feroza jeep shortly after the
Stars War match. He or she will take home the car if the ball
hits the back of the net.

The goalkeeper, from one of the teams, will bag Rp 5 million
in cash if he manages to save the penalty attempt.

The soccer body also named a voter from Pondok Gede, East
Jakarta as a substitute for the Balinese.

Tickets for the match are sold at between Rp 5,000 (US$) and
Rp 50,000. (yan)

Western division:
Coach: Henk Wullems (MBR, 1,909)
Players: Kurnia Sandy (Pelita Jaya, 5,132), Aples Gideon Tecuari
(Pelita Jaya, 5,550), Robby Darwis (Persib, 4,007), Nur'alim
(MBR, 3,977), Agung Setiabudi (Arseto, 2,665), Ansyari Lubis
(Pelita Jaya, 4,806), Emanuel Maboang Kessack (Pelita Jaya,
4,690), Yusuf Bachtiar (Persib, 2,363), Supriono (Pelita Jaya,
1,309), Peri Sandria (MBR, 4,850), Dejan Glusevic (MBR, 4,603)

Eastern division:
Coach : M. Basri (PSM, 1,285)
Players: Darryl Sinnerine (Petrokimia Putra, 2,402), Aji Santoso
(Persebaya, 3,141), Yeyen Tumena (PSM, 3,118), Anang Ma'ruf
(Persebaya, 2,453), Sugiantoro (Persebaya, 1,480), Fachri Husaini
(Pupuk Kaltim, 3,607), Eri Irianto (Petrokimia Putra, 3,456),
Carlos de Mello (Mitra Surabaya, 2,319), Putut Wijanarko
(Assyabaab SG, 532), Jacksen F Tiago (PSM, 2,582), Vata Matanu
Garcia (Gelora Dewata, 1,887)