U23 Indonesia suffered serious losses after painful defeat against Uzbekistan

U23 Indonesia could not control their "hot heads" after being put at a disadvantage against U23 Uzbekistan. They were denied Ferrari's opening goal due to an offside in the 60th minute. Immediately after that, coach Shin Tae Yong's team unexpectedly conceded another goal.

The situation that led to Rizky Ridho's red card (Screenshot).

Even the captain of the U23 Indonesia team, Rizky Ridho, could not keep his cool. In a dispute with an U23 Uzbekistan player, the central defender kicked his opponent in the leg. After consulting VAR, the referee decided to give Rizky Ridho a red card and disqualify him from the match.

Thus, the captain of U23 Indonesia will not be able to participate in the third-place match of the U23 Asian Cup against U23 Iraq. This is the match that decides the last ticket in Asia to the 2024 Olympics (along with U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Japan). The losing team in this match will face U23 Guinea in the play-off match.

The absence of Rizky Ridho is a huge loss for U23 Indonesia because this central defender has played solidly and has been an irreplaceable factor in the defense since the beginning of the tournament. In return, the team from the archipelago will welcome back Rafael Struick, who was suspended in the match against U23 Uzbekistan, because he received enough cards.

The captain of Indonesia U23 was suspended for the important match against Iraq U23 (Photo: Getty).

Talking about the possibility of U23 Indonesia winning a ticket to the Olympics, coach Shin Tae Yong said: "We are both physically and mentally exhausted after losing to U23 Uzbekistan.

However, the team still has an important match against U23 Iraq. Tomorrow, we will rest and prepare well for the upcoming match."

The match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Iraq will take place at 10:30 p.m. on May 3. If Indonesia wins a ticket to the 2024 Olympics, it will become the first Southeast Asian country to compete in this tournament since switching to the U23 level in 1992.

If they win the ticket to the third place match of the AFC U23 Championship, Indonesia U23 will be in the same group with Argentina, Morocco and Ukraine. If they win the ticket through the play-off match, they will be in the same group with France, the US and New Zealand.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/u23-indonesia-ton-that-nghiem-trong-sau-that-bai-dau-don-truoc-uzbekistan-20240430130810390.htm