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June 5, 2012 12:00 PM BST
Rizal Memorial Stadium — Manila
 

Philippines - Indonesia Preview: Azkals look to exact revenge over Merah Putih after 2010 AFF Cup loss

The hosts are targeting a revenge victory to redeem their AFF Cup semi-final elimination to the Indonesians two years ago

By Eric Noveanto

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  PROBABLE LINEUP
PHILIPPINES
Philippines
Etheridge
Sabio, Gier, Cagara, de Murga
Guirado, Lucena, Mulders, J. Younghusband
P. Younghusband, Wolf
INDONESIA
Indonesia
Markus
Ardiles, Wahyu Wiji, Abdulrahman, Nopendi
Bayaw, Mofu, Okto
Patrich, Bachdim, Bonai

The Philippines camp have stated they are looking for redemption after the 2010 AFF Cup's semi-final exit to Indonesia. Team coach Michael Weiss has continually improved the team by bringing in players with Filipino blood from all over the world.

Dennis Cagara and Jerry Lucena, who missed the exhibition match against Malaysia on Friday, will join up with the Azkals. The Younghusband brothers, Philip and James, as well as first-choice goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, will also be back with the squad.

Meanwhile for Indonesia, coach Nil Maizar named a 20-man squad to face the host. The Former Semen Padang trainer is convinced that his team will be able to repeat the good performance that they showed against Italian giants Inter on May 27.

Titus Bonai, and Patrich Wanggai will be in the starting line-up, and will be supported by the Dutch-born playmaker Irfan Bachim.

  DID YOU KNOW?

  • In the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal, Philippines successfully claimed a third-place finish for the first time in their history.
  • Phil Younghusband is the Azkals top marksman, collecting 24 goals in 34 appearances since 2006.
  • Indonesia have not won in their past five international matches, the last defeat was a 10-0 loss against Bahrain in the World Cup qualifier.
  • The visitors recorded their biggest win over Philippines in 2002, a 13-1 triumph at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
  • The last time these two nations met was during the two-legged 2010 AFF Cup in Jakarta, with Indonesia winning 1-0 on aggregate.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Philippines 0-2 Indonesia
    16.2 %
  • Philippines 1-2 Indonesia
    9.97 %
  • Philippines 1-3 Indonesia
    7.95 %
Head to Head
International Friendlies ‎(FR)‎ Jun 5, 2012 Philippines 2 - Indonesia 2
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Asia - Asean Football Championship (AFF) ‎(AFFC)‎ Dec 19, 2010 Indonesia 1 - Philippines 0
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Asia - Asean Football Championship (AFF) ‎(AFFC)‎ Dec 16, 2010 Philippines 0 - Indonesia 1
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Last Five Matches
Philippines
Mar 26, 2013Philippines 1 - Turkmenistan 0ACC
Mar 24, 2013Cambodia 0 - Philippines 8ACC
Mar 22, 2013Philippines 3 - Brunei 0ACC
Feb 6, 2013Myanmar 0 - Philippines 1FR
Dec 12, 2012Singapore 1 - Philippines 0AFFC
Indonesia
Mar 23, 2013Indonesia 1 - Saudi Arabia 2ACQ
Feb 6, 2013Iraq 1 - Indonesia 0ACQ
Jan 31, 2013Jordan 5 - Indonesia 0FR
Dec 1, 2012Malaysia 2 - Indonesia 0AFFC
Nov 28, 2012Indonesia 1 - Singapore 0AFFC
Odds
Returns: Philippines £22.00 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Returns: Draw £32.00 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Returns: Indonesia £34.00 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Team News
Players to Watch
Philip Younghusband
Philip Younghusband
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
The England-born attacker is the top marksman of the team Azkals at the moment, successfully led his team to claim the third place in 2012 AFC Challenge Cup on March. He also won the golden boot award after scoring 6 goals in the whole tournament.
Irfan Haarys Bachdim
Irfan Haarys Bachdim
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
Irfan Bachdim became a key player in Indonesia national team since his international debut two years ago. The Persema's striker was in a good performance during 2012 Al Nakba Cup during May, helped the team to reach semi-final before defeated by the hosts Palestine.
Prediction
Philippines will field their best starting line-up as the Filipino abroad players are ascertained to strengthen the team, while Indonesia still face a problem to select their best squad due to internal problem within federation. However, several of Merah Putih youngsters are in a good form ahead of Azkal's encounter.
Editor's Prediction
Philippines 1
Indonesia 1
Results
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Fluminense 		3 0
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Lokomotiv 		3 0