After two matches in Group B, U23 Indonesia has earned 3 points. Coach Shin Tae-yong's team lost to U23 Malaysia with a score of 1-2 and won U23 Timor Leste with a narrow score of 1-0. This result makes U23 Indonesia's chances of advancing to the next round slim.
Currently, U23 Indonesia is ranked 2nd in Group B, equal on points with Malaysia but losing on head-to-head difference and having played one more match. The possibility of Malaysia losing points in the match against Timor Leste is very low. U23 Indonesia's hope of advancing is to win the position of the second team with the best result. This depends on the results of the matches between U23 Thailand (Group A) and U23 Vietnam (Group B).
Coach Shin Tae-yong's students can only reach the semi-finals if both Vietnam and Thailand do not lose to the Philippines and Cambodia.
U23 Indonesia lost to Malaysia and only won 1-0 against weak opponent U23 Timor Leste.
After the match with U23 Timor Leste, coach Shin Tae-yong had a lot of praise for his opponent: “ I think they played very hard and resiliently. In some situations, our goal was even in danger.
U23 Indonesia faced many difficulties when coming to this tournament. We did not have the best force. This affected the performance of the players. The whole team played very unstable .
The U23 Indonesia team has high expectations after winning the SEA Games 32 championship. The selection of coach Shin Tae-yong also shows the great ambition of the Indonesian Football Federation. However, the fact that the clubs do not release their best players has caused difficulties for the team from the archipelago.
“ We no longer have the right to decide for ourselves. No matter how hard we try, we cannot decide whether we can enter the semi-finals or not. The whole team needs to wait for the results of groups A and C ,” said coach Shin Tae-yong.
The match between U23 Thailand and U23 Cambodia will take place at 8pm today (August 21). Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam will face U23 Philippines tomorrow (August 22).
Ha An
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