Big win over U23 Jordan, U23 Indonesia enters the quarterfinals of U23 Asia 2024

U23 Jordan 1-4 U23 Indonesia.

Holding the power to decide after defeating U23 Australia, U23 Indonesia continued to win against U23 Jordan with a score of 4-1 to pass the group stage. The team of thousands of islands entered the quarterfinals in the first time participating in the U23 Asian tournament.

Before the match, both U23 Indonesia and U23 Jordan had a chance to advance. The two teams started quickly and created an attractive game. Players from both sides took advantage of their good physical strength to deploy a direct attacking style of play.

In the 4th minute, U23 Indonesia had a chance to open the score but Rafael Struick's shot hit goalkeeper Ahmad Al Juaidi. 4 minutes later, Pratama Arhan threw the ball straight into the U23 Jordan net but the referee did not recognize it because the ball had not touched any player.

U23 Indonesia played well against U23 Jordan.

U23 Jordan responded with 2 favorable finishing situations. However, the West Asian team's strikers did not shoot accurately.

In the 23rd minute, an Indonesian U23 player was fouled in the penalty area. The referee awarded the Southeast Asian team a penalty. Marselino Ferdinan easily put his name on the scoreboard.

U23 Indonesia controlled the game well. They neutralized the opponent's counterattacks and coordinated their attacks effectively. Before the end of the first half, Witan Sulaeman doubled the gap with a classy curling shot.

In the second half, U23 Indonesia slowed down the pace of the match. U23 Jordan had more time to control the ball. However, coach Abdullah Abu Zema's students had a hard time finding a way into the opponent's goal.

U23 Indonesia increased the score to 3-0 in the 70th minute. Marselino Ferdinan exchanged passes with his teammates in front of the penalty area before scoring a goal against U23 Jordan. Immediately after that, the West Asian team reduced the score to 1-3. Before the end of the match, Komang Teguh scored the final goal to make it 4-1 from a throw-in by Prata Arhan.

Indonesia U23 qualified for the next round as the second place in the group. They will face either Korea U23 or Japan U23 in the quarter-finals.

Result: U23 Jordan 1-4 U23 Indonesia

Score

U23 Jordan: Jake Hollman (79')

U23 Indonesia: (23', 70'), Witan Sulaeman (40'), Komang (86')