There was no repeat to that beating here eight years ago. Sadly, though, there was no victory either for the Philippine football team.
Falling behind early, the Filipinos failed to reprise their second-half heroics that have become their trademark in this tournament and bowed to the Indonesians, 0-1, Thursday night in the first leg of the semifinals of the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup before 70,000 fans at Bung Karno Stadium here.
Cristian Gonzales, the bull-strong Uruguayan striker naturalized by the Indonesians for the tournament, pounced on the confusion in the Philippines defense and scored a looping header in the 34th minute that proved to be the marginal goal in a match that offered few chances.
Indonesia had humiliated the Philippines, 13-1, in their previous meeting in the same tournament in 2002, but the vastly improved Filipinos proved no pushovers this time.
Phil and James Younghusband both came close to scoring early in the first half, but the Indonesians defended doggedly to secure the victory before a sea of red-clad supporters, who showed little appreciation for the Filipinos.
The Philippines will need to win by two goals in the second leg of the semifinals on Sunday at the same venue to advance to the finals.
Booed each time he touched the ball, Phil Younghusband saw a couple of long-range shots stopped in the first half, before elder brother James had his volley cleared off the line by Zulkifli Zyukur in the 77th minute.
The Philippines' English coach Simon McMenemy made no change to the starting eleven that stunned Vietnam, 2-0, and battled Myanmar to a scoreless draw in the group stage in Hanoi.
But the Filipinos hardly managed to carve out a clear chance until Phil Younghusband's 25-yard effort forced a diving save from Indonesian keeper Markus Rihihina.
Younghusband, with his pace and trickery, caused all sorts of problems for the Indonesians. He found space to shoot after a bristling run, but his swerving shot was again denied by Rihihina in the 23rd minute.
