Indonesia 13–1 Philippines

Indonesia 13–1 Philippines

Event	2002 Tiger Cup Group A
Indonesia Philippines 13 1
Date	23 December 2002
Venue	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Referee	Virat Khanthachai (Thailand)
Attendance	50,340

On 23 December 2002, the national association football teams of Indonesia and the Philippines faced each other in a 2002 Tiger Cup group stage game. The match was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The match is remembered as a historic match for all Indonesian people, because those games produced 14 goals: 13 goals for Indonesia, and a goal for the Philippines.^[1]

Before this match Indonesia needed a winning margin of more than three goals in order to advance to the next round, because at the same time Vietnam beat Myanmar by a score of 4-2.^[2]

Background

Historical meeting between Indonesia and the Philippines first began at the Asian Games in 1958, when Indonesia beat the Philippines with a score of 5-2.^[3] Since then they met a total of 17 times, 16 times Indonesia wins and only one draw. The draw was obtained when the two teams met in the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In total, Indonesia has put 80 goals past the Philippines, while the Philippines only scored 8 goals against Indonesia.

Match Summary

Indonesia started the game very quickly. Unexpectedly, Indonesia was able to destroy the Philippine defense and scored 7 goals in the first half. The supporters of the Indonesian national team did not believe the results that can be obtained. Indonesia led by a score of 7-0.

In the second half, again Indonesia scored 6 goals, although the Philippines had responded with a goal, but Indonesia has finally advanced to the semifinals by collecting 8 points, under the Vietnam national team who won the group with 10 points, and the Myanmar national team is ranked third with a difference just one point from Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Philippine national team is ranked last group with 0 points.

Match details

Indonesia  v  Philippines

23 December 2002 18:35

Indonesia	13 – 1	Philippines
Bambang  1', 29', 35', 82' Zaenal  6', 38', 41', 57' Budi  16' Sugiantoro  55', 75' Imran  81' Licuanan  88' (o.g.)		Go  78'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 50,340 Referee: Virat Khanthachai (Thailand)

References

1. "Melibas Filipina 13-1, Indonesia maju ke semifinal". Retrieved 9 September 2010.
2. "Rekor pertemuan Indonesia dengan Filipina". Retrieved 12 September 2010.
3. "Indonesia koleksi 80 gol ke gawang Filipina". Retrieved 9 September 2010.