Identify the strength and throw-in skills of U23 Indonesia players

Indonesian players continue to show off their "throw-in weapons" at the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament and U23 Vietnam will have to be vigilant in the upcoming final match.

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U23 Indonesia won the second ticket to the final of U23 Southeast Asia 2023. (Photo: Lam Thoa)

In the semi-final match, which won U23 Thailand 3-1, the second goal of the U23 Indonesia team against U23 Thailand came from a delicate throw-in by Robi Darwis. In the 23rd minute, from Robi Darwis' throw-in, Ferarri jumped high and headed the ball into the Thai net, raising the score to 2-0 for U23 Indonesia.

Ferarri's decisive and dangerous header defeated the Thai goalkeeper, the away team's defenders could only stand still and watch.

According to statistics, in the match against U23 Thailand, Robi Darwis made at least 5 throw-ins into the penalty area. Indonesian fans compared Darwis to Pratama Arhan, the throw-in specialist of the Indonesian team.

Throw-ins have become a "dangerous weapon" of Indonesian national teams in recent years.

In a friendly match with Argentina in June this year, the Indonesian team continued to demonstrate the "fearsome power" of throw-ins.

Throw-in specialist Pratama Arhan in that match made a difficult save for the defending world champions' goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

In the semi-final of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, U23 Vietnam also conceded a goal after Pratama Arhan's throw-in in the 9th minute of the match. From Pratama Arhan's throw-in, Komang jumped high and headed the ball into Van Chuan's net.

At the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament in Thailand, Pratama Arhan is absent but U23 Indonesia still has Robi Darwis. This will be the player that U23 Vietnam must be wary of in the upcoming match.

It is known that many young Indonesian players such as Pratama Arhan or Robi Darwis practice throw-ins a lot in training sessions, so this has helped the archipelago team possess a fearsome "attacking weapon".

Arhan has even been practicing long throws since 2017, when he participated in a tournament for students and even scored a goal. According to the assessment, Arhan has the strongest throw compared to other Indonesian players.

Arhan's throw-ins from as close as 35 metres were compared to corner kicks.

Of course, many other players from the archipelago also practice throw-ins, so even without Arhan, U23 Indonesia still has others who can cause chaos for the opponent's defense with throw-ins.

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