Indonesia drub Palestine 4-1 in friendly

AFC – JAKARTA, Indonesia crushed Palestine 4-1 on Monday in a friendly warm-up for the South-East Asians ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup third round qualifiers.

The Merah Putih pin-up Bambang Pamungkas scored two goals while Christian Gonzalez and Haryono added one each after Sulaiman Obaid had put the Palestinians ahead in the 49th minute.

Indonesia beat Palestine 4-1 in a friendly match held in Surakarta, Central Java on Monday with striker Bambang Pamungkas scoring two goals.

Indonesia will next face Jordan on Saturday to tune up for their opening 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iran in Tehran on September 2. Also in Indonesia’s pool are Bahrain and Qatar.