RI to take on South Korea

RI to take on South Korea

JAKARTA (JP): The national under-19 soccer team arrived home from their Italian stint yesterday, promising a hard-fought battle against South Korea in their Olympic Games qualifying round match here on May 25.

"South Korea is the favorite but they know we are not novices any longer," manager Danurwindo said upon his team's arrival at the Soekarno-Hatta airport. Indonesia is grouped with South Korea and Hong Kong. Only one team will move into the next qualifying round.

Danurwindo said he was quite satisfied with the progress made by his squad during its two-year stay in Italy. The 21-strong team scored eight wins, eight draws and nine losses in the Italian junior league. It beat Johor 2-0 and held Singapore 0-0 in try-outs last week. (amd)