RI's U-19 team extends downfall

RI's U-19 team extends downfall

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia extended its downfall in the
prequalifying round of the Asian U-19 Soccer Championships after
suffering a 0-5 humiliating defeat in its last match against host
China at Deyang City in Sichuan province on Wednesday.

With the result, China, which won all three games in the round
robin matches to top the standings with nine points, qualifies
for the finals of championship in Teheran in November.

Indonesia was in bottom position without any points after
three defeats. Myanmar was second with six points after winning
two games and losing one, and Chinese Taipei was next with three
points from winning one game and losing two.

Assistant to U-19 team coach Warta Kusuma was quoted by Antara
as saying that host China had better quality than Indonesia. He
said China had prepared its junior team two years ago while
Indonesia only had two weeks of preparation.

Indonesia lost 1-3 to Chinese Taipei in the first game last
Saturday and bowed out to Myanmar 0-3 in the second game on
Monday. (ivy)