Indonesian soccer team to meet Cambodia in friendly match

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-05 20:17:23|Editor: Song Lifang
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JAKARTA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian national soccer team will play an away international friendly match against Cambodia this week in the country, a coach said here on Monday.

The game will be played in National Olympic Stadium of Phnom Penh of Cambodia on June 8, Luis Milla, coach of the Indonesian national team disclosed.

Milla said that the focus of the game was to boost the skill of the players on how to handle pressure during a game in front of supporters of opponents.

"The away match in Cambodia will be made as a tryout for the team in playing away from Indonesia," he said.

The coach admitted that Cambodia's soccer team is a tough rival for Indonesia as it has some aggressive players.

"I see Cambodia as a tough opponent, it has good quality of skill and has fanatic supporters," Milla added.

After playing Cambodia, the Indonesian national soccer team is scheduled to meet opponent from Puerto Rico in Yogyakarta province of Indonesia, according to him.

However, the coach did not give further detail on the precise date of the game.

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