Security upped for final game in Senayan

Security upped for final game in Senayan

With hooliganism blighting national soccer games once again
this year, international security standards will be in place for
Sunday's Indonesian League finals.

Thousands of police will be on hand for the third place
playoff and final games, with careful efforts made to keep
supporters from rival teams apart in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

"People want to see a sporting soccer match. I don't want to
see a match marked by ignorant behavior," secretary-general of
the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) Nugraha Besoes said on
Saturday.

He added that team officials were responsible for instilling
the need to for good behavior among players because the match
would represent the country to the world.

PSSI officials also met with operations chief Sr. Comr. Komang
Udayana of the City Police on Saturday to decide on security
measures.

"According to our meeting, about 3,000 policemen will be ready
to secure Senayan area," said PSSI's security commission Ashar
Soerjobroto.

He added that coordinators of supporters of each team were
involved in the meeting.

Supporters of Persija Jakarta will enter the stadium from gate
2 to 6, PSIS Semarang from the East VIP gate, Persipura Papua
gate 7 and PSMS Medan gate 8.

PSIS takes on PSMS in the third place playoff at 3 p.m.,
followed by the Persipura-Persija final at 6 p.m.

In the most recent incident of soccer violence, supporters of
Persebaya Surabaya and PSM Makassar clashed on Sept. 16. At
least five Persebaya supporters, one police officer and one
soldier were injured in the violence. (004)