Defeating China, Indonesia makes history in World Cup qualifiers

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Indonesia: Ole Romeny (45' pen)

Line-up

Indonesia : Emil Audero, Idzes, Ridho, Hubner, Maulana Vikri, Yakob Sayuri (Putra Nugraha 74'), Pelupessy, Kambuaya (Ivar Jenner 83'), Verdonk, Haye (Kevin Diks 74'), Ole Romeny

China : Wang Dalei, Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Guangtai, Gao Zhunyi (Wei Shihao 62'), Li Yuanyi, Wang Shangyuan, Fei Nanduo, Xu Haoyang (Chengyu Liu 46'), Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning

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Table standings before penultimate match

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The match ended with a historic 1-0 victory for Indonesia over China. Not only that, coach Patrick Kluivert and his team also won a ticket to the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

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06/05/2025 | 22:41

90'

The second half has 6 minutes of extra time.

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85'

The Chinese team's passes were immediately blocked by the Indonesian defense.

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06/05/2025 | 22:31

81'

Not only did the Indonesian team organize a tight defense, their attacks were also highly lethal.

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06/05/2025 | 22:22

72'

Coach Branko Ivankovic's team is still completely stuck in penetrating the defense of the Indonesian team.

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06/05/2025 | 22:12

65'

Leading by one goal, the Indonesian players organized a defensive game with a large number of players on their home field and waited for the opportunity to launch a "finishing" blow against their opponents.

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06/05/2025 | 22:05

54'

The Chinese players tried to put pressure to find a chance to score an equalizer.

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06/05/2025 | 21:58

47'

From a corner kick by the Chinese team, Wang Shangyuan had a chance to shoot the ball towards the near corner but goalkeeper Emil Audero made an excellent save for Indonesia.

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06/05/2025 | 21:55

46'

The second half of the match begins.

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06/05/2025 | 21:41

End of first half

The first half ended with a temporary score of 1-0 in favor of the home team Indonesia.

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Photo: AFC

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06/05/2025 | 21:31

45'

Romeny opens the scoring for Indonesia

On the 11m mark, naturalized striker Ole Romeny easily fooled goalkeeper Wang Dalei to open the score for Indonesia.

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06/05/2025 | 21:30

43'

Uzbek referee R Lutfullin directly watched the VAR screen and decided to award the Indonesian team a penalty after Ricky Kambuaya was fouled by Yang Zexiang in the penalty area.

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06/05/2025 | 21:23

37'

Indonesian goalkeeper Emil Audero shocked the home fans when he failed to catch the ball from a corner kick from a Chinese player. However, the referee blew the whistle for the away team's fault.

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06/05/2025 | 21:18

29'

Indonesia's first shot on target, however Ole Romeny's finish did not trouble goalkeeper Wang Dalei.

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06/05/2025 | 21:13

22'

The Indonesian team is controlling the ball better than the Chinese team, but the home team has yet to have a shot on target.

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06/05/2025 | 21:02

12'

The enthusiastic cheers of the home crowd helped the Indonesian players play with more determination.

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06/05/2025 | 20:54

5'

The match started off excitingly early on, with host Indonesia's first shot missing the target. Not long after, the Chinese player responded but also missed the target.

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06/05/2025 | 20:48

20h48

The Uzbek referee - R Lutfullin blew the whistle to start the match.

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06/05/2025 | 20:40

20:40

The referee team led the players of both teams onto the field to do the pre-match procedures.

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06/05/2025 | 20:21

Indonesia vs China starting lineup

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06/05/2025 | 19:10

Prediction before Indonesia vs China match

The match between Indonesia and China in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup promises to be very tense and dramatic. Indonesia, with the advantage of a passionate home field and strong fighting spirit, will aim to gain points. They have shown remarkable progress under coach Patrick Kluivert.

Meanwhile, China, with their good physique and disciplined playing style, are always tough opponents. This is a confrontation between the enthusiasm of the home team and the experience of the away team. Most likely, the match will be tight, low-scoring and can be decided by individual mistakes or moments of brilliance.

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06/05/2025 | 18:14