Indonesian newspaper: 'Losing on penalties, Indonesia must admit Vietnam is excellent'

Indonesia's Liputan 6 sports channel headlined: 'Losing on penalties, Indonesia must acknowledge Vietnam's excellence'.

U23 Indonesia was praised by the domestic press after losing to Vietnam - Photo: Bebasbaru

On the evening of August 26, the U23 Vietnam team defeated U23 Indonesia 6-5 in a penalty shootout to successfully defend the Southeast Asian championship.

In an article after the match, writer Harley Ikhsan commented: "U23 Vietnam and Indonesia gave viewers a very dramatic match. In the end, the championship had to be decided by a lucky penalty shootout and Vietnam deserved the championship."

Erakini newspaper wrote: "Heartbreaking! U23 Indonesia lost to Vietnam in the penalty shootout and only finished second at the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship". Suara Merdeka page had an article with the title: "U23 Indonesia's championship dream has been buried. We failed after a spectacular penalty shootout".

SuperSoccer TV praised the performance of U23 Indonesia and wished the team to come back stronger in the future. SuperSoccer TV commented: "Indonesia was bitterly defeated by Vietnam in the penalty shootout. Thank you for your great fight. Come back stronger in the future."

FaktaBola wrote: "Thank you for fighting with all your might, U23 Indonesia. Congratulations to the U23 Vietnam team for winning the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. An extraordinary match by Garuda Muda for more than 120 minutes."

Bola newspaper praised: "Garuda Muda could not win the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, after losing to Vietnam 5-6 on penalties in the final match, but the players fought wonderfully. Keep up the Garuda Muda spirit, the road ahead is still long".

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