Coach Shin 'ran out of magic' and received a red card, U.23 Indonesia lost to Guinea, Olympic dream shattered

The play-off match between U.23 Indonesia and U.23 Guinea is of great significance to both teams. For U.23 Indonesia, they had a wonderful journey at the 2024 U.23 Asian Cup and the ticket to the Olympics after 68 years of waiting is an affirmation of the talented players that coach Shin Tae-yong is leading. Unfortunately, in the important match, the Korean coach did not have the strongest squad. Justin Hubner was not released by Cerezo Osaka (Japan) and captain Rizky Ridho received a red card in the U.23 Asian Cup semi-final against Uzbekistan, not yet finished with his suspension. With no other choice, midfielder Tjoe-A-On was suddenly pulled back to play in the center of defense.

Meanwhile, U.23 Guinea has only participated in the Olympics once in 1968 and the African representative is very determined in the match against Indonesia. Coach Kaba Diawara of U.23 Guinea has his players practice up to 3 sessions/day. He also affirmed that his team will do everything to be present in Paris. The 48-year-old coach only has 19 players in hand but they are all very high quality. The starting lineup has 9 players playing in Europe, notably former Barca youngster - Ilaix Moriba.

U.23 Guinea took the field with an extremely strong lineup

According to the arrangement of the World Football Federation, the match will be played behind closed doors at Stade Pierre Pibarot (France). However, before the match, about 500 fans showed up to cheer on the two teams. Of which, Indonesian fans still dominated in number, adding strength to coach Shin Tae-yong's team.

Despite dominating the stands, U.23 Indonesia was completely outclassed on the field by U.23 Guinea. In contrast to the proactive play in the 2024 U.23 Asian Cup, Indonesia faced a team with a tall, strong physique and extremely good speed. The right wing of U.23 Guinea with the appearance of Ousmane Camara continuously put the U.23 Indonesia goal in a state of alarm.

Although they attacked a lot on the right wing, it was the left wing that helped U.23 Guinea take the lead. In the 28th minute, the African representative launched a lightning counterattack, forcing U.23 Indonesia captain Witan Sulaeman to commit a foul in the penalty area. Star Ilaix Moriba was given the chance and he easily defeated goalkeeper Ernando Ari.

On the other side of the front line, U.23 Indonesia was stuck in attack and only had 2 shots. The Asian representative appeared quite "tired" when struggling to keep up with U.23 Guinea. Indonesia committed 10 fouls and on the sidelines, coach Shin Tae-yong also received a yellow card for constantly reacting.

Ilaix Moriba helps U.23 Guinea open the score

U.23 Guinea also dominated in the first half.

Being behind forced U.23 Indonesia to attack in the second half. The "Island of Ten Thousand Islands" team sent many players with an attacking tendency onto the field, but the game was not very bright. The speed in the attacks was only average and was easily broken by the powerful players of U.23 Guinea. On the other hand, crosses and corner kicks did not pose any difficulties for the tall defense of U.23 Guinea. The helplessness of U.23 Indonesia was clearly shown when coach Shin Tae-yong reacted harshly to the referee and received a red card in the 74th minute.

Pushing up the formation also left U.23 Indonesia with many gaps at home. U.23 Guinea took full advantage of this and had many more clear chances to score. Coach Kaba Diawara's team was awarded a penalty in the 75th minute but Algassime Bah hit the post.

Compared to the first half, the U.23 Indonesia strikers played even worse. They had 6 more shots but all were off target. The Asian representative's disappointing day ended with a series of "hot" collisions with U.23 Guinea players.

Coach Shin Tae-yong was stripped of his coaching rights.

U.23 Indonesia is helpless against the powerful Guinea

Losing 0-1, U.23 Indonesia missed out on a ticket to the Olympics after 68 years of waiting. Meanwhile, U.23 Guinea made history by participating in the Olympics for the second time.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-shin-het-phep-va-nhan-the-do-u23-indonesia-thua-guinea-tan-tanh-giac-mo-olympic-185240509221111208.htm