Indonesia’s enthusiasm for its national soccer team is on the rise as over 1,000 gathered on Wednesday in Senayan to watch the team practice.
According to tribunnews.com, spectators young and old were cheering and clapping during the practice.
Indonesia is scheduled to play against Malaysia in the Asian Football Federation Cup’s finals on Dec. 26 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The second match, to be held in Jakarta, is slated for Dec. 29.
The last match on Sunday saw Indonesia defeat the Philippines 1-0, with striker Christian Gonzales delivering the game-winning goal.
Coach Alfred Riedl still has a few more days to decide whether or not to position Yongky or Irfan Bachdim, another striker said to be roughly equal to Yongky, on the bench.
Winger Oktovianus Maniani and quarterback Firman Utina were still undergoing therapy during practice due to injuries.
“I can’t say yet whether or not Okto will be put on the field. We have yet to determine his most recent condition…but we hope that he will be healed at the time of the game,” Riedl said on Wednesday.
Malaysia’s organizing committee for the Kuala Lumpur match has prepared 72,500 tickets, priced at RM 30 (US$9.60) and RM 50, for the country’s local supporters.
Malaysian Football Federation secretary-general Datuk Azzudin Ahmad said that the committee had yet to designate tickets for Indonesian supporters.
“…There are still talks between the [Indonesian Football Association] and the Indonesian Embassy…” He said.
Datuk said that if the embassy refused the designated quota, then the ticket sales would be conducted directly in booths near Malaysia’s Bukit Jalil football stadium, where the match is to be held.
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