Coach Indra Sjafri hopes that this success will ease the pain of the U.20 team's failure at the 2023 U.20 World Cup, a tournament that Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights. Garuda Muda (the nickname of U.22 Indonesia) spent 120 minutes (2 regular and extra halves) to overcome U.22 Thailand in a dramatic final match and left an ugly image with 7 red cards and 9 yellow cards.
Coach Indra Sjafri made a great contribution to help U.22 Indonesia win the 32nd SEA Games gold medal
The goals of U.22 Indonesia were scored by Ramadhan Sananta (minute 21, 45+6), Irfan Jauhari (minute 94), Fajar Fathur Rahman (minute 107) and Beckham Putra (minute 120). Meanwhile, Anan Yodsangwal (minute 65) and Yotsakorn Burapha (minute 90+9) were the ones who scored for the young "War Elephants".
Coach Indra Sjafri also admitted that the final was really difficult but Garuda Muda's efforts paid off: "This was a very tense match and I think we won with a very extraordinary score, 5-2. I hope this victory will become a balm to ease the pain of us being stripped of the hosting (2023 U.20 World Cup).
The match had 7 red cards and 9 yellow cards.
The coach and technical director of the Indonesian Football Association wants this coach to be a capital for young players to look forward. He wants Indonesian football to rise and continue to achieve good results. "What is much more important is how this victory becomes the driving force for the revival of Indonesian football in the future," the former coach of Bali United Club emphasized. This is Indonesia's first men's football gold medal at the SEA Games after 32 years of waiting.
Coach Indra Sjafri also talked about the mistaken celebration at the end of the second half. At that time, the referee blew the whistle in the second half's extra time. Hearing the whistle, Mr. Indra Sjafri ran onto the field to hug some players and coaching staff members to celebrate. However, he had to return to the bench because it turned out that the referee's whistle was to award a free kick to U.22 Thailand. It was this situation that helped the young "War Elephants" equalize 2-2, the source of the subsequent scuffles that led to a "shower" of red cards being drawn.
Final marred by violent incidents
"Because the extra time was over, I thought it was the end of the whistle. I was so happy that I ran onto the pitch. The match was very dramatic. In such a difficult situation, I just told the players to focus, be patient and do what we asked. I asked them to never give the opponent a chance to improve again. Before that, they played well for about 10-15 minutes and finally they equalized 2-2. But then we won the match," the coach of U.22 Indonesia said in a press conference after the match.
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