Ajax Amsterdam's 2014 Indonesia Tour - Results

As part of their 2014 Indonesia Tour, champions of the 2013-14 Eredivisie played 2 friendly matches, one in Jakarta (against Persija) and another one in Bandung (against Persib). Persija hosted the first match on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta. Persib took their turn to host on the second match on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency.

The schedule was designed to be on the half-season break of the 2014 Indonesia Super League competition.

Here are the results from both matches:

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta

Kick off: 18.30 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7)

Referee: Taufeeq Ibrahim (Maldives)

Persija:

26. Andritany Ardhiyasa; 3. Dani Saputra, 15. Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame, 33. Syahrizal (28. A. A. Ngurah Wahyu Trisnajaya 89'), 14. Ismed Sofyan (99. April Hadi 63'); 21. Amarzukih (22. Feri Komul 82'); 7. Ramdhani Lestaluhu (19. Agung Supriyanto 72'), 32. Rohit Chand, 23. Victor Pae (13. Firmansyah 90'+1'); 10. Ivan Bosnjak (18. Zelimir Terkes 90'+2'), 11. Rahmat Affandi (70. Habib Bamogo 40')

Coach: Benny Dollo

Ajax Amsterdam:

40. Peter Leewenburgh; 2. Ricardo van Rijhn (27. Ruben Ligeon 46'), 6. Micke van der Hoorn, 24. Stefano Denswil, 42. Jairo Riedewald (44. Kenny Tete 68'); 5. Christian Poulsen, 8. Lerin Duarte, 25. Thulani Serero; 16. Lucas Andersen (36. Riechedly Bazoer 54'), 34. Lesly de Sa, 45. Sheraldo Becker (10. Siem de Jong 65') 

: Lucas Andersen 13', Micke van der Hoorn 16', Lerin Duarte 70'

Coach: Frank de Boer

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang, Bandung Regency
Kick off: 20.00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7)
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Persib:

78. I Made Wirawan; 6. Tony Sucipto, 3. Vladimir Vujovic, 28. Abdul Rahman, 22. Supardi; 8. Taufiq (17. Ahmad Jufriyanto 83'), 24. Hariono ; 82. Tantan, 10. Konate Makan, 15 Firman Utina (13. M. Agung Pribadi 87'); 21. Coulibaly Djibril (17. Ferdinand Sinaga 70').
: Konate Makan 44'
: Vladimir Vujovic 4', Tantan 33'

Coach: Jajang Nurjaman

Ajax Amsterdam:

30. Mickey van der Hart; 27. Ruben Ligeon, 6. Micke van der Hoorn, 24. Stefano Denswil, 44. Kenny Tete (42. Jairo Riedewald 46'); 5. Christian Poulsen, 8. Lerin Duarte, 10. Siem de Jong (25. Thulani Serero 46'); 36. Riechedly Bazoer, 34. Lesly de Sa, 45. Sheraldo Becker

: Stefano Denswil 16'
: Christian Poulsen 87'

Coach: Frank de Boer 

Image source:

http://ligaindonesia.co.id 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Ajax 

Dominggus Fakdawer Goes Unpunished?

The match between Persipura against Persiba at Mandala Stadium, Jayapura on February 20 in the 2014 Indonesia Super League (ISL) left a very controversial outcome. Persipura claimed 3 points with a last minute penalty by Ian Louis Kabes, securing a 1-0 win. As the match was broadcasted live, many viewers were confused and irritated by the referee’s decisions. Not only by the questionable penalty award, but also by his decision towards an unsportmanship behavior conducted by Persipura’s defender, Dominggus Fakdawer. You can see his little “action” on this video:

 

Source: YouTube

I believe that kind of reaction shall be punished with a sending off. Evidently, referee Ahmad Suparman has failed to give a proper punishment to that cheap shot by only showing Fakdawer a yellow card. He didn’t even consult the decision with his assistant beforehand. Good thing that also can be a good example for any other teams or players, is that Persiba players did not react harshly towards that controversial decision.
 

Of course, comments and opinions on social media came down rapidly regarding that incident. Most of them were targeted towards Fakdawer and Suparman. For the former’s behavior and the latter’s decision. Even Persipura officials showed their regret for their player’s reaction and deemed that Fakdawer should’ve been sent off. Persiba, on the other hand, claimed that the referee has taken away their effort to get at least a point from Jayapura. Later, they decided to delegate the matter to the Disciplinary Committee (DC) for further actions.
 

Ahmad Suparman's duty as ISL referee has been revoked
source: spartacks.net

It has been more than a month since that incident. But still, there’s no further action nor punishment given to Fakdawer by the DC. The match against Persiba may be Persipura’s last match before the league’s one-month hiatus for national election, but that’s not a reasonable argument to let this incident goes unpunished. The league’s Referee Committee was being more proactive than the DC by laying Ahmad Suparman aside for the rest of the season and revoking his duty as ISL referee. Some even said that he has been fired, but later confirmed that Suparman is only on "administrative leave."
 

Before the incident, the DC was actively released decisions for violations done by individuals and organizations. Those including unsportmanship behaviors by Persipura and Mitra Kukar players for their misdemeanors on a match which involved the two teams. Clubs were also getting fined by the DC for their inability to prevent their supporters on lightening red flares in the stadium.
 

Strangely, a week after the incident, the DC released another decisions, but there was nothing in regards of Fakdawer’s case! The release includes administrative fine and ban for several individuals such as Ferdinand Sinaga (Persib) and Abanda Herman (Barito Putera) for their negative attitudes. Stated on the release that Sinaga abused the referee verbally in a match between Persib against Semen Padang. He got 2-match ban and Rp 25 million fine.
 

The league is about to restart in a couple of days. Persipura is scheduled to play in a big match against Persebaya at home on April 19. I’m quite sure the DC will have the conclusion regarding Fakdawer released before the match. But yet, I won’t be too surprised if his name is still on the player’s line-up.
 

But still, it’s better to be late than not coming at all, right?

Article source: ligaindonesia.co.id