After the 1-3 loss to U23 Saudi Arabia, coach Shin Tae Yong was very upset. He said that the team from the archipelago country still has a lot of things to improve. It seems that the reaction of the Korean coach helped U23 Indonesia change. They surprised many people when they won 1-0 against the stronger team, U23 UAE.
U23 Indonesia excellently defeated U23 UAE with a score of 1-0 (Photo: ASEAN Football).
This is the last friendly match of U23 Indonesia before the U23 Asian tournament. Therefore, coach Shin Tae Yong put on the field a very strong squad with a series of players such as Marselino Ferdinan, Witan Sulaeman...
Because the match was held in a closed stadium, there was not much information about the developments. According to the Indonesian press, the home team played confidently against a much stronger opponent. U23 Indonesia created many dangerous opportunities but only succeeded once. Witan Sulaeman was the only one to score to help the team from the archipelago win.
Although U23 Indonesia created a surprise against U23 UAE, coach Shin Tae Yong was still not satisfied. Speaking to the press, the Korean coach said that U23 Indonesia should have scored more goals.
Coach Shin Tae Yong said: "The Indonesian players played well in today's match but they were not really sharp in attack. We should have scored 3-4 goals. That is what the whole team needs to improve."
The Indonesian "captain" hopes his team will maintain their momentum until the U23 Asian Cup begins: "All the players have tried their best. I hope the whole team is ready and can perform better in the opening match on April 15."
Coach Shin Tae Yong believes U23 Indonesia can score 3-4 goals in this match (Photo: PSSI).
At the U23 Asian Cup, U23 Indonesia is in the same group with U23 Qatar, U23 Australia, U23 Jordan. Recently, the President of the Indonesian Football Federation, Erick Thohir, set a goal of winning tickets to the 2024 Olympics.
They will be without three naturalised players for the AFC U23 Championship. Elkan Baggott is injured, while Nathan Tjoe-A-On and Justin Hubner have not been allowed to return to the tournament by their respective clubs.
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