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Boyz beaten 2-1
Late strike propels Indonesia to victoryIan Burnett
Friday, June 22, 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Striker Bambang Pamungkas struck late to help his Indonesian team steal a 2-1 victory from Jamaica in their friendly international here at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium yesterday.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Jamaica's Rudolph Austin (left) battles Indonesia's Zaenal Arif for possession during their friendly match at Gelora Bung Karno stadium yesterday. (Photo: AP)
Pamungkas, who had opened the scoring just shy of the hour mark, was the beneficiary of a generous giveaway in the first of four minutes of time added. The striker gained possession after Harbour View midfielder, substitute Richard Edwards, carelessly gifted away possession of the ball and the home team duly punished them.
Portmore United midfielder Wolry Wolfe, who was employed as a withdrawn striker, alongside Donovan Davis, pulled Jamaica level on 73 minutes with a well-taken goal, his first at the senior level.
Technical director Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic had said prior to the game that it was expected to be another plot on the graph of the football learning curve. And at game's end, he was very candid.
"I hope they learn," he said in a dejected tone. "You make good effort, you play well, but you don't give away the ball. I am sorry for them, but I hope they learn."
Considering the challenges that they faced heading into the game, having arrived here just shy of 24 hours to kick off and without the team's top striker Fabian Taylor, the Reggae Boyz gave as much as they got and could consider themselves unlucky not to have ended with at least a draw.
Jamaica threatened early and had the first real chance of scoring when Demar Phillips, a bundle of energy all night, delivered a teasing left-sided cross which was tamely directed to goalkeeper Yandri Christian Pitoy by Donald Stewart from inside the six-yard box.
That was the best chance for either team in the first stanza.
The home side countered and appeared to boss the midfield without really threatening Richard McCallum in the Jamaican goal.
As the first half drew to a close, the Boyz could be seen reacting to what appeared to be cramps, as a number of passes went astray and there seemed to be a general lack of energy throughout.
Mario Harrison replaced Nicholy Finlayson at the start of the second half and the Boyz seemed to have found renewed energy as they matched the opponents for every ball.
Ten minutes into the half, Muhammad Ridwan tested McCallum with a long-range strike, but the Waterhouse 'keeper proved equal to the task.
Shortly after, Mario Swaby got behind the Indonesian defence on the left flank. He treaded his way to the centre with some deft foot work, but having appeared to have done the hard work, he skied his effort from just inside the penalty area, with the goalkeeper at his mercy.
The home side countered immediately down the left and with Lovel Palmer backtracking, the ball was played deep into the penalty area for Pamungkas to slide home at the back post on 59 minutes.
Jamaica stuck to their guns and Wolfe received a goof pass from Harrison and he did well to get off a screamer which flew into the far side of the goal, much to the chagrin of the approximately 20,000 loyal supporters who were scattered around the huge stadium.
The Boyz then lifted their game yet another level and substitute Rudolph Austin, on debut, was sent through on goal, but he had what appeared a legitimate penalty appeal turned down by the referee.
Austin was at it again on the right-hand side of midfield 10 minutes from the end when his pinpoint cross found the onrushing Phillips, who could not keep his effort down. Shortly after, the same two players combined again, but this time Phillips' diving header went astray.
Nearing the end, McCallum was called on to palm away a vicious free-kick from substitute Zaenal Arif, but as the game seemed headed for a draw, Edwards lost concentration and possession and at this level, such wastefulness hardly goes unpunished.
At game's end captain Donald Stewart experienced severe abdominal cramps and spasms and had to be attended to with the help of doctors from the home side. This incident delayed the team's departure from the stadium by over an hour.
According to team doctor Mark Sanderson, the ailment could have been precipitated from dehydration associated with the long flight to Asia, plus the hot and humid conditions here.
A number of Stewart's teammates complained of cramps and muscle spasms throughout the game, but the skipper's was most serious.
The Boyz are scheduled to depart early today for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to Vietnam, where they play on Sunday.
Teams:
Jamaica - Richard McCallum, Jermaine Taylor, Christopher Harvey, Mario Swaby, Lovel Palmer (Adrian Reid 75th), Donald Stewart, Nicholy Finlayson (Mario Harrison 46th), Demar Phillips (Xavian Virgo 86th), Fabian Davis (Rudolph Austin 78th), Wolry Wolfe, Donovan Davis (Richard Edwards 58th).
Booked: Edwards (62nd)
Subs not used: A Whittaker, D Miller
Indonesia - Yandri Christian Pitoy, Muhammad Ridwan, Richardo Salampessy (Supardi 45th+), Maman Abdulrahman, Charis Yulianto, Elie Aiboy (Syamsul Bahri 72nd), Mahyadi Panggabean (Zaenal Arif 72nd), Ponaryo Astamam (Eka Ramdani 27th), Budi Sudarsono, Firman Utina (Atep 86th), Bambang Pamungkas.
Booked: Ridwan (64th)
Subs not used: Feri Rotinsulu, Markus Harison, Erol Iba, Ismed Sofyan, Harry Saputra, Achmad Jufrianto, Saktiawan Sinaga.
Referee: Ramachandran Khrisnan (Malaysia)
Assistants: Yesayas Leihitu, Udin Sumarsa (Indonesia)
Fourth Official: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)
Match Commissary: Wandi Batangtaris
Boyz beaten 2-1
Late strike propels Indonesia to victoryIan Burnett
Friday, June 22, 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Striker Bambang Pamungkas struck late to help his Indonesian team steal a 2-1 victory from Jamaica in their friendly international here at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium yesterday.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Jamaica's Rudolph Austin (left) battles Indonesia's Zaenal Arif for possession during their friendly match at Gelora Bung Karno stadium yesterday. (Photo: AP) Pamungkas, who had opened the scoring just shy of the hour mark, was the beneficiary of a generous giveaway in the first of four minutes of time added. The striker gained possession after Harbour View midfielder, substitute Richard Edwards, carelessly gifted away possession of the ball and the home team duly punished them.
Portmore United midfielder Wolry Wolfe, who was employed as a withdrawn striker, alongside Donovan Davis, pulled Jamaica level on 73 minutes with a well-taken goal, his first at the senior level.
Technical director Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic had said prior to the game that it was expected to be another plot on the graph of the football learning curve. And at game's end, he was very candid.
"I hope they learn," he said in a dejected tone. "You make good effort, you play well, but you don't give away the ball. I am sorry for them, but I hope they learn."
Considering the challenges that they faced heading into the game, having arrived here just shy of 24 hours to kick off and without the team's top striker Fabian Taylor, the Reggae Boyz gave as much as they got and could consider themselves unlucky not to have ended with at least a draw.
Jamaica threatened early and had the first real chance of scoring when Demar Phillips, a bundle of energy all night, delivered a teasing left-sided cross which was tamely directed to goalkeeper Yandri Christian Pitoy by Donald Stewart from inside the six-yard box.
That was the best chance for either team in the first stanza.
The home side countered and appeared to boss the midfield without really threatening Richard McCallum in the Jamaican goal.
As the first half drew to a close, the Boyz could be seen reacting to what appeared to be cramps, as a number of passes went astray and there seemed to be a general lack of energy throughout.
Mario Harrison replaced Nicholy Finlayson at the start of the second half and the Boyz seemed to have found renewed energy as they matched the opponents for every ball.
Ten minutes into the half, Muhammad Ridwan tested McCallum with a long-range strike, but the Waterhouse 'keeper proved equal to the task.
Shortly after, Mario Swaby got behind the Indonesian defence on the left flank. He treaded his way to the centre with some deft foot work, but having appeared to have done the hard work, he skied his effort from just inside the penalty area, with the goalkeeper at his mercy.
The home side countered immediately down the left and with Lovel Palmer backtracking, the ball was played deep into the penalty area for Pamungkas to slide home at the back post on 59 minutes.
Jamaica stuck to their guns and Wolfe received a goof pass from Harrison and he did well to get off a screamer which flew into the far side of the goal, much to the chagrin of the approximately 20,000 loyal supporters who were scattered around the huge stadium.
The Boyz then lifted their game yet another level and substitute Rudolph Austin, on debut, was sent through on goal, but he had what appeared a legitimate penalty appeal turned down by the referee.
Austin was at it again on the right-hand side of midfield 10 minutes from the end when his pinpoint cross found the onrushing Phillips, who could not keep his effort down. Shortly after, the same two players combined again, but this time Phillips' diving header went astray.
Nearing the end, McCallum was called on to palm away a vicious free-kick from substitute Zaenal Arif, but as the game seemed headed for a draw, Edwards lost concentration and possession and at this level, such wastefulness hardly goes unpunished.
At game's end captain Donald Stewart experienced severe abdominal cramps and spasms and had to be attended to with the help of doctors from the home side. This incident delayed the team's departure from the stadium by over an hour.
According to team doctor Mark Sanderson, the ailment could have been precipitated from dehydration associated with the long flight to Asia, plus the hot and humid conditions here.
A number of Stewart's teammates complained of cramps and muscle spasms throughout the game, but the skipper's was most serious.
The Boyz are scheduled to depart early today for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to Vietnam, where they play on Sunday.
Teams:
Jamaica - Richard McCallum, Jermaine Taylor, Christopher Harvey, Mario Swaby, Lovel Palmer (Adrian Reid 75th), Donald Stewart, Nicholy Finlayson (Mario Harrison 46th), Demar Phillips (Xavian Virgo 86th), Fabian Davis (Rudolph Austin 78th), Wolry Wolfe, Donovan Davis (Richard Edwards 58th).
Booked: Edwards (62nd)
Subs not used: A Whittaker, D Miller
Indonesia - Yandri Christian Pitoy, Muhammad Ridwan, Richardo Salampessy (Supardi 45th+), Maman Abdulrahman, Charis Yulianto, Elie Aiboy (Syamsul Bahri 72nd), Mahyadi Panggabean (Zaenal Arif 72nd), Ponaryo Astamam (Eka Ramdani 27th), Budi Sudarsono, Firman Utina (Atep 86th), Bambang Pamungkas.
Booked: Ridwan (64th)
Subs not used: Feri Rotinsulu, Markus Harison, Erol Iba, Ismed Sofyan, Harry Saputra, Achmad Jufrianto, Saktiawan Sinaga.
Referee: Ramachandran Khrisnan (Malaysia)
Assistants: Yesayas Leihitu, Udin Sumarsa (Indonesia)
Fourth Official: Jimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)
Match Commissary: Wandi Batangtaris
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