Last Saturday 14 July 2008. The match between Indonesia vs. Arab take place on Gelora Bung Karno in Senayan, Jakarta. The match went well but....there is one big question about the referee of the match. The referee was from Uni Emirate Arab...Can't you see my point. The game was among Indonesia vs. Arab then why was the referee pick from Emirate Arab??? It is from one ethnic of Arabian...if the referee was fair then it is ok. but....in some several occasion we could see that he was a little bit unfair and siding with the Arab group.
As an example, several times an Arab player hold and pull Bambang Pamungkas shirt and the referee do nothing about it, but when it comes to Indonesian player doing minor violation he immediately gave yellow card. In one match he gave 8 yellow cards to Indonesian player.
This is not just from my point of view. Even the president of Indonesia who was also watching the match from the stadium feels that the referee was a lit bit unfair. After the match the president contact the chairman of PSSI (Indonesian football association) to contact AFC and tell them that next time when they choose a referee they should be more careful so it wont bring any bad prejudice among the supporters.
Even so the Indonesian team plays very good at that match, and everyone who see it feel proud that they can handle the Arab team very well.
Like the president comment "This lose is just a delay for a bigger winning"
Keep on fighting Indonesian football team. And just do the best. All of us still praying and hoping for the best of you :)
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