Oct. 23, Indonesia RED vs United RED at Gelora Bung Karno

Battle of RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) is a grand event among famous football legend players England Premier League especially the big club from Manchester, England.

Legendary players are now unifies as United RED. They will travel to Indonesia for carry out a series of events which aims to celebrate the spirit of sport through friendly matches.

The series of events starts with Coaching Clinic, Gala Dinner, Signing Session and ends with Friendly Match is open to the public at Indonesia National Stadium Gelora Bung Karno on Oct. 23. This match will be the first time the United RED players competed in Indonesia as a team.

Battle of RED will be an opportunity for fans of football sports especially for England Premier League fans be able to meet directly with their idol and watch the Indonesian legend team compete against world football star with the appearance of quality football.

Come and join forces to provide support to your favorite team. Keep turn the RED light and keep the spirit of “Battle of the RED”

The Legends are Coming

Michael Owen, Paul Parker and Louis Saha

1. Michael Owen
2. Quinton Fortune
3. Louis Saha
4. Paul Parker
5. Ronnie Johnsen
6. David May
7. Lee Sharpe
8. Clayton Blackmore
9. Jesper Blomqvist
10. Keith Gillespie
11. Ben thornley
12. Lee Martin
13. Russell Beardsmore
14. Nick Culkin

And many more…

Indonesia RED Squad

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, Firman Utina and Bambang Pamungkas

1. Hendro Kartiko
2. Kurnia Sandi
3. Ismed Sofyan
4. Maman Abdurrahman
5. Isnan Ali
6. Charis Julianto
7. Bejo Sugiantoro
8. Erol FX Iba
9. Bima Sakti
10. Ponaryo Astaman
11. Firman Utina
12. M. Ridwan
13. Budi Sudarsono
14. Anang Ma’ruf
15. Bambang Pamungkas
16. Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
17. Gendut Doni
18. Zaenal Arif

Tiket Available 

MAP Battle of RED

GBK MAP Battle of RED

Indonesia RED vs Manchester United Legends at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Oct. 23

Indonesia RED vs Manchester United Legends press conference at The Cone, FX Sudirman, Friday (6/9)

Jakarta, JG: A clutch of Manchester United former greats will fly into Jakarta on Oct. 23 for an exhibition match against a team of Indonesian players at the national stadium.

“Peter Schmeichel will be the team manager,” said R. Sasikumar, a managing director at Red Card, the agency that will organize the MU visit. “We are also still in talks with Paul Scholes. In total, we have 14 players but we will announce the full squad shortly.”

Former greats such as Dwight Yorke, Ronny Johnsen and Jesper Blomqvist will be on the teamsheet taking on Indonesia’s RED, which apparently stands for “Retired Extremely Dangerous,” in a friendly match the promoter is calling the “Battle of RED” at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

Local favorites such as Bambang Pamungkas will represent Indonesia in the match, which will begin at 7 p.m. and will be aired on MNCTV.

“We all know MU has a big fan base in Indonesia,” Sasikumar said. “You have 50 million fans here. It makes sense that they come to Indonesia. The team will visit Singapore and Macau as well.”

Event promoter Franky Paath of MC Pro Enterprise said that the players’ visit would bring back memories of their golden era.

“I also hope young Indonesian players get to experience their performance against the retired Indonesians,” he said.

Abdul Hakam Ikromi, a 24-year-old MU fan, said he was excited for the visit.

“We are enthusiastic about watching them live,” he said. “Though the current squad still can’t visit Indonesia, we are delighted to have the legends here in Jakarta. I hope the current team will visit soon… as big fans of MU, we are ready to convince them that it is safe to play in Indonesia.”

Tickets are available from Rp 50,000. Local brand JJ Royal Coffee has signed on as the primary sponsor and will give away 5,000 free tickets. JG