Hokky Caraka is under a lot of pressure as he has not been able to score in the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship - Photo: BOLA
Host U23 Indonesia easily passed the group stage with 2 wins and 1 draw. They were the team with the most goals in the group stage with 9 goals. However, 8 of these goals were against the weak team U23 Brunei.
The remaining goal was actually an own goal by an opposing player in the 1-0 win against U23 Philippines. Against U23 Malaysia, U23 Indonesia was completely helpless despite dominating the ball.
This has made the domestic public unhappy. One of the most criticized players is Hokky Caraka. The striker born in 2004 was a star in the youth teams, under the reign of coaches such as Indra Sjafri and Shin Tae Yong.
However, after the last 3 matches, he has been completely "silent". This is why he has been heavily attacked on social networks. Not only him but his girlfriend Jessica Rosmaureena has also been implicated.
These are not just criticisms but also threats. Some comments are provocative, easily causing others to live in fear.
The pressure was so great that Hokky Caraka had to speak up and even threatened to report those who acted too violently to the police.
In an Instagram post, the striker wrote: "I don't want to defend myself against criticism. But this time people have gone too far.
Insults and even sexual harassment of women are everywhere. It is unacceptable.
There are still people who are polite and civilized and we want to thank them. But there are people who are not and I have to act.
They don't criticize things on the field but insult and humiliate in the name of criticism.
We, Hokky Caraka and Jessica Rosmaureena, demand that the Instagram accounts that have offended us issue an apology within 24 hours. If they do not, we will file a police report."
In the post, the U23 Indonesia striker directly named 5 accounts that had insulted him and his girlfriend Jessica Rosmaureena.
Besides Hokky Caraka, another striker, Jens Raven, has also been criticized endlessly. Up to now, he has scored 6 goals and is almost the top scorer. However, all of his goals have come against U23 Brunei.
President of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) Erick Thohir had to speak up to remind the team's strikers to learn how to score more goals, instead of just knowing how to score against weaker teams.
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