30 December

2007 Persija v Semen Padang 4-0

Given the flood of games on 29/12 it does seem odd that only one game has featured on this date and I had to wait almost four decades to catch it.

Comfortable game for Persija but don't remember too much about it too be honest. Maybe, just maybe I had been in the pub before kick off.

Semen Padang are a company club owned by  cement company based in, yep, you guessed it, Padang. Wait, you never thought semen meant...oh I say.

I did meet a guy who seemed to be linked somehow with the club as a supporter's representative and he gave me his name card which was on the headed thingy of the company, not the football club.

The company is a state owned enterprise unlike similar clubs in Germany  but they still share one problem common with many Indonesian clubs...they never have any money!

There may have been a game in Australia on this particular date but I am having difficulty tracking down accurate stats for the National Soccer League era.