Entering the match against Indonesia, the 2022 World Cup champion continued to deploy their familiar ball control style of play. With fast players like Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez and Lo Celso, coach Scalona's team continuously created scoring opportunities in front of Indonesia's goal. According to Sofascore.com , Argentina held the ball 81% of the time and had 15 shots in the first 45 minutes.
On the opposite side, understanding the strength of the opponent, coach Shin Tea-yong proactively let the players play low.
After many missed opportunities, in the 38th minute, Argentina opened the scoring. Facing the home team's dense defense, midfielder Parades unleashed a classy shot from more than 30 meters, leaving the Indonesian goalkeeper unable to block it.
After the goal, the overwhelming game continued to be maintained by the Argentina team, but the first half ended without any more goals being scored.
Argentina team is missing many stars in the match with Indonesia team.
In the second half, the team from the “Land of Ten Thousand Islands” played better and they also created some dangerous situations towards the goal of the Argentine team. Notably, in the 52nd minute, Pratama Arhan threw the ball very hard for Baggott to head the ball. If it weren’t for the excellent performance of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, the home team would have scored.
Just 3 minutes after Indonesia's dangerous chance, the away team scored their second goal. From Lo Celso's corner kick, center-back Romero ran into the area and launched a dangerous header, doubling the gap for the 2022 World Cup champions.
In the 78th minute, Indonesian striker Dendi Sulistyawan had a chance to shorten the score but unfortunately, center back German Pezzella was there at the right time, preventing the Indonesian striker from finishing.
In the final minutes of the match, the Argentine team took the initiative to play slowly to preserve the score. At the end of 90 minutes, coach Scaloni's team won 2-0 against the Indonesian team.
2022 World Cup champions have 2nd consecutive win
Concluding their tour in Asia, the team ranked No. 1 in the FIFA rankings won both matches. Before that, they also won 2-0 against the Australian team in a friendly match on June 15 in Beijing, China.
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