AS MUCH 5 facts Indonesian National Team U-23 lost 0-3 to Vietnam in the inaugural match of Group A SEA Games 2021 will be discussed in this article. Despite being seeded, the U-23 Indonesian National Team fell 0-3 to the host Vietnam.
The U-23 Indonesian national team did lose, but there is still a chance to qualify for the 2021 SEA Games semifinals, considering that there are still three matches left in the group phase. So, what are the facts of the match presented?
Here are 5 facts that the U-23 Indonesian National Team lost 0-3 to Vietnam at the 2021 SEA Games:
5. Senior Players Don’t Contribute
Shin Tae-yong fielded three senior players as a starter, namely Fachruddin Aryanto, Marc Klok and Ricky Kambuaya. Expected to emerge as a differentiator, the names above failed to show a brilliant performance.
Fachruddin Aryanto failed to stop the movement of Nguyen Tien Linh. Meanwhile, Marc Klok and Ricky Kambuaya failed to channel the ball optimally to the front lines.
4. Game Pattern Not Formed
The impressive performance of the Indonesian national team in the 2020 AFF Cup is expected to be emulated by the Indonesia U-23 national team squad at the 2021 SEA Games. Unfortunately, the game pattern of Egy Maulana Vikri and his friends has not yet been formed.
There’s still a lot of error, especially in things as basic as bait. This fact practically must be corrected in three games Indonesian National Team U-23 next.
3. Park Hang-seo Improves Meeting Record
The coach of the Vietnam U-23 national team, Park Hang-seo, improved the meeting record with Shin Tae-yong. Before this match was held, Shin Tae-yong was dominant with a record of eight wins, two draws and two defeats from 12 meetings with Park Hang-seo.
However, thanks to this victory, Shin Tae-yong tasted a third defeat to Park Hang-seo. Uniquely, two of Park Hang-seo’s three wins over Shin Tae-yong were obtained in the last three meetings.
2. Still Have a Chance to Pass
Indonesian National Team U-23 there is still a chance to qualify for the 2021 SEA Games semifinals despite losing 0-3 to Vietnam on the first matchday. Because, there are still three matches ahead that the Garuda Muda squad will undergo in the group phase.
If you win the next three matches against the Philippines, Timor Leste and Myanmar, the U-23 Indonesian National Team will qualify for the 2021 SEA Games semifinals. So, continue to support the U-23 Indonesian National Team’s struggle at the 2021 SEA Games.
1. Inferior Young Garuda
(Indonesian U-23 National Team lost 0-3 to Vietnam in the 2019 SEA Games final)
The Garuda Muda squad was inferior to Vietnam at the SEA Games. In the last five meetings, Indonesian National Team U-23 never win.
In those five meetings, the Indonesian national team could only draw once and lose four times! At the 2015 SEA Games, the Indonesian U-23 national team was beaten 0-5 by Vietnam.
Then at the 2017 SEA Games, the U-23 Indonesian national team played 0-0 against Vietnam. Furthermore, at the 2019 and 2022 SEA Games, the Garuda Muda squad fell 1-2, 0-3 and 0-3 respectively.
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