BISHAN – National team (Indonesian National team managed to win big 5-1 over Laos in the match continued in Group B AFF Cup 2020 on Sunday (12/12/2021) evening WIB. Five different players were able to contribute five goals to the victory of the Garuda squad.
The five players were Asnawi Mangkualam and Irfan Jaya who scored in the first round. Then Witan Sulaeman, Ezra Walian, and Evan Dimas were added in the second round.
With this 5-1 victory, the Indonesian national team succeeded in overthrowing Malaysia at the top of the 2020 AFF Cup Group B standings. Although they both had six points from two matches, the Indonesian national team was superior in terms of goal aggressiveness.
The course of the match
First round
The Indonesian national team really dominated the game, even from the first round. However, the Garuda squad had difficulty penetrating the defense of Laos.
It was only in the 23rd minute that the Indonesian national team scored a goal. It was Asnawi who opened the tap for Garuda’s goal through a penalty kick.
After that, Irfan Jaya doubled the advantage of the Indonesian national team in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, the preoccupation of attacking, the Indonesian national team conceded in the 41st minute by a sharp kick, Kydavoe Souvanny.
Overall, the Indonesian national team was able to dominate the game in the first half, but still had difficulty breaking into the Laos goal even though they had scored two goals.