Indonesia too strong for Yaman
Indonesia turned out to be strong on Friday by beating Yaman 1-0 in a soccer friendly match between the two countries.
Striker Bambang Pamungkas scored the winner in the 35th minute after taking a pass from Firman Utina.
It was Indonesia’s first friendly match and victory under coach Benny Dollo, who replaced Ivan Kolev after his failure in the Southeast Asia Games last year. However, Bendol (Benny Dollo’s friendly name) says that his side did not satisfy him as a coach.
“You can see how the fitness from our team was very poor. Eka Ramdani olayed well in the first 20 minutes but then he play extremely under his best form afterwards. We still need a lot to do especially with some new players that have just joined for 2 weeks,” says Bendol.
Indonesia will face Bayern Munich in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on 21st May, Tajikistan and New Zealand.
