Indonesian goalkeeper reveals surprising secret after missed penalty in loss to U23 Vietnam

The final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament has ended with the championship belonging to U23 Vietnam.

Goalkeeper Ernando Ari Sutaryadi's distraught face after losing to U23 Vietnam.

Although many days have passed, U23 Indonesia goalkeeper Ernando Ari Sutaryadi is still haunted by his missed penalty kick.

In a recent interview with Bola Sports, the young goalkeeper of Indonesian football revealed his thoughts on the failed penalty kick.

Notably, goalkeeper Ernando Ari said that when he stepped up to take the penalty, he felt uncomfortable and lacked confidence.

Even in previous training sessions, the U23 Indonesia coaching staff rarely trained him in penalty kick skills.

“It is true that I have taken 11m kicks in training and the ball has always gone into the net. But in reality, it is very different when playing.

Coach Shin called me and at that time I could only accept. I had no other choice at that time,” said the U23 Indonesia goalkeeper.

In the final match of U23 Southeast Asia 2023, goalkeeper Ernando Ari played very impressively.

He continuously saved his team and even successfully blocked Quoc Viet's penalty.

That's why, before stepping up to the penalty spot, Ernando Ari was exhausted.

“I was nervous, my legs were shaking, my mind was in turmoil because it was the decisive kick. It was a surprise when I was chosen.

I didn't do well and wasn't ready to take that kick. I was also affected by physical exhaustion, because we played from the group stage to the final, it was very tough.

The players only had 1 or 2 days off so we didn’t have enough time to recover. We played 120 minutes in the final and our spirit was down at times,” Ernando Ari said.

In recent days, the Indonesian football community has been in turmoil after losing to U23 Vietnam in the final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

Both officials and football fans in the archipelago country believe that the referees have unfairly treated them.

The head of the Indonesian football delegation even said he would consider leaving the Southeast Asian Football Federation.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thu-mon-indonesia-tiet-lo-bi-mat-ngo-ngang-sau-tran-thua-u23-viet-nam-192230830010801889.htm