MEDIA Vietnam, Soha.vn, see TIndonesian national team disadvantaged by the absence of Elkan Baggott on the third matchday of Grurp B AFF Cup 2020 because they have to go into quarantine. They think that the Indonesian national team has lost a figure Elkan Baggott because this descendant player is not only strong in building defenses, but can also be relied on to score goals.
The bad news was received by Elkan Baggott and the Indonesian National Team on Monday, December 13, 2021 afternoon WIB. The 20-year-old defender had to undergo a five-day quarantine because of a plane with a positive Covid-19 passenger while departing from London to Singapore.
According to Singaporean government regulations, anyone on the same plane with a passenger infected with COVID-19 is required to quarantine for five days. Elkan Baggott was exposed to tracing from the passenger who was positive for Covid-19 shortly after arriving in Singapore.
Elkan Baggott’s condition is currently in good health. In fact, he had joined the team. He even went down in the second round when the Indonesian national team crushed Laos 5-1 on Sunday, December 12, 2021 afternoon WIB.
When facing Laos, the entry of Elkan Baggott at the beginning of the second half changed the Indonesian national team’s game. As a result, the Indonesian national team scored three goals in the second half without conceding a single goal, so the Garuda squad won 5-1.
Therefore, the presence of Elkan Baggott was initially highly expected when the Indonesian national team faced the strongest team in Southeast Asia, Vietnam, on Wednesday, (12/15/2021) at 19.30 WIB. However, everything changed because Elkan Baggott had to undergo a health quarantine.
