Winning against East Timor, Indonesia is still at risk of being eliminated

On the evening of August 20, U23 Indonesia entered the second match of Group B of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament against East Timor.

U23 Southeast Asia 2023: Winning East Timor, Indonesia is still at risk of being eliminated

Indonesia U23 players celebrate scoring against East Timor.

With the goal of winning big to keep the hope of moving on, U23 Indonesia poured troops into the attack right from the first minutes.

In the 24th minute, Sroyer dribbled hard before crossing the ball for Sananta to finish over the crossbar of the U23 East Timor goal.

After many missed opportunities, it was not until the last minute of the first half that U23 Indonesia broke the deadlock.

In the 45th minute, Beckham dribbled the ball and passed it accurately to Sananta who scored against U23 East Timor, putting Indonesia ahead.

Meanwhile, U23 East Timor still had a few scoring opportunities but failed to take advantage.

After the break, U23 Indonesia was still the team controlling the game with consecutive attacks.

In the 62nd minute, a pass from an Indonesian U23 player eliminated the entire East Timor defense, but when the goal was empty in front of him, Sananta kicked the ball out in an unbelievable way.

Near the end of the second half, Sananta put the ball into East Timor's net once more, but the referee did not recognize the goal due to offside.

On the other hand, U23 East Timor almost only played on their home field and did not have any notable attacks throughout the second half.

In the final minutes of the match, U23 Indonesia poured into the opponent's field to look for more goals but failed.

In the end, U23 Indonesia won 1-0 against East Timor. However, the young team from the archipelago country is at risk of being eliminated right after the group stage of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament.