Uzbekistan soccer team to arrive in Jakarta on Friday

Uzbekistan soccer team to arrive in Jakarta on Friday

JAKARTA (JP): The Uzbekistan soccer team arrives Friday for
its Asian Zone World Cup match against Indonesia on June 1.

The Indonesian Soccer Association's secretary, Nugraha Besoes,
said Monday the Uzbekistan team would be on a chartered flight
from Tashkent.

"We don't know what time they will arrive or the names of the
players. But I think the players will be the same as those who
played against Cambodia," Nugraha said.

The game is Uzbekistan's third in World Cup qualifying Group
Five. Its other matches were against Yemen in Sanaa, which it won
1-0, and against Cambodia, which it won 6-0.

Yemen leads the Group Five standings with seven points,
followed by Uzbekistan on six points, Indonesia with five points
and Cambodia with one point.

The Uzbekistan-Indonesia match was originally scheduled for
Surabaya, East Java, but was moved to Jakarta's Senayan stadium.

Tickets for the game will cost Rp 30,000 (VIP West), Rp 15,000
(VIP East), Rp 20,000 (first class), Rp 15,000 (second class) and
Rp 7,500 (third class).

Indonesia's preparation has included two trial matches. The
first was against PSB Bogor which held Indonesia to a 0-0 draw.
the national team then beat Mitra Surabaya 3-1.

Indonesia will play two away matches against Uzbekistan at
Tashkent on June 20 and Yemen at Sanaa on June 13.

Uzbekistan will play an away match against Cambodia on June 29
and a home match against Yemen at Tashkent. (lnt)