Central Java Police Deploy 1,300 Personnel To Secure The Last 16 Of The U-17 World Cup

Central Java Police Alert Calls in order to secure the U-17 World Cup at the Surakarta City Police Headquarters, Central Java, Monday (20/11/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Polresta Surakarta)

Central Java Police have prepared 1,300 personnel to secure the 2023 U-17 World Cup round of 16 matches which will be held at Manahan Stadium, Surakarta City, Central Java.

Central Java Police also held a standby rally at the Surakarta Police Headquarters led by the Director of Special Crimes at the Central Java Police, Kombes Dwi Subagio.

Today's U-17 World Cup round of 16 match was attended by four national teams from Japan, Ecuador, Spain and Brazil.

In the first match, the match that was played was the Brazilian national team competing against the Ecuadorian national team at 15.30 WIB. Then, the second match, the Spanish national team against the Japanese national team at 19.00 WIB.

The Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Satake Bayu Setianto, revealed that his party had made preparations from an early age so that the security of the match would run smoothly and without significant disturbances in international matches at the Manahan Surakarta Stadium.

Meanwhile, security personnel have their respective duties, such as securing ticket checks, validating tickets, guarding and patrolling the stadium perimeter, as well as securing public areas and special areas.

"The personnel shifted to Manahan Stadium after carrying out the apple to occupy predetermined posts," said Bayu.

Bayu said the U-17 World Cup round of 16 matches in Surakarta City were a very interesting match, so the audience was predicted to increase compared to the previous match, namely the preliminary round.

He asked for the role and prayers of the community so that the U-17 World Cup last 16 match at Manahan Stadium could run smoothly as expected.

"Please support and pray that the community will all run smoothly, both in terms of the implementation of matches and security. We all hope for the best, because the implementation of the U-17 World Cup brings the good name of the Indonesian people at the international level," said Bayu.