SINGAPORE – The Indonesian National Team (Timnas) against Singapore in the second leg of the semifinals AFF Cup 2020. Competing at the National Stadium, Saturday (12/25/2021), night WIB, the Garuda Squad beat Singapore 4-2 even though they had to go through extra rounds.
The course of the match
First round
The game only lasted five minutes, the Garuda players immediately troubled Singapore’s defense. Witan Sulaeman’s collaboration with Ricky Kambuaya ended with a strong kick, but hit a Singapore defender.
Many times attacking Singapore’s defense, Indonesia was immediately able to tear Singapore’s goal. Witan Sulaeman, who was strong defending the ball, was able to unleash a beautiful operant to Ezra Walian. Ezra was also able to push the ball into the goal which was out of control.
Singapore is not without resistance. They also played full of determination to penetrate Garuda’s defense. However, their attacks always run aground so they are unable to release a kick towards the goal.
For 25 minutes, the Garuda squad could be said to have controlled up to half the field. However, it had turned around until the 35th minute.
Singapore began to dare to play bait from foot to foot. In fact, not infrequently the Indonesian defense had to work hard to cover all these dangerous passes.
Thrilling moment at minute 40. Hafiz Nor managed to release a curling kick against Nadeo’s goal. The ball was pushed over by Nadeo.
After that, there was almost a miscommunication between Rachmat Irianto and Nadeo. Amy Recha almost grabbed the ball, but fortunately Irianto was still able to cut it back.
The match took place with high tension towards the end of the first half. Until finally, Safuwan Baharudin received his second yellow card in injury time.
Singapore ended the first half with 10 players. Unexpectedly, when the game wanted to end, Singapore actually scored the equalizer. Starting from a free kick, Song Uiyong took advantage of a wild ball in front of Nadeo’s goal. The score is 1-1 so the end of the first half.
Second round
Starting the second half with an advantage in the number of players, the Indonesian national team was able to dominate the game. The combination of short passes by the Indonesian national team disrupted Singapore’s defense and almost scored a goal if Witan’s pass in front of goal could be grabbed by a teammate.
Singapore also tried to retaliate through counterattacks. Unfortunately, the Indonesian national team players are still able to block Singapore’s efforts.
As time goes by, the attacks of the Indonesian national team are getting more and more intense. In a corner kick situation, Rizky Ridho even almost scored a goal if his shot had not hit the Singapore crossbar.
However, Dewi Fortuna again sided with the Indonesian national team when Irfan Fandi immediately received a red card in the 67th minute. He received the punishment after violating Irfan Jaya, who just ran and faced the Singapore goalkeeper.
Unfortunately, the superior number of players made the Indonesian national team negligent. Singapore was able to lead 2-1 after Shahdan Sulaiman’s free kick in the 74th minute resulted in a goal. The free kick started from a violation in front of the penalty box by Alfeandra Dewangga.
After being left behind, the Indonesian national team panicked a little so that gastric passes became an option. The effort was certainly easy to guess by Singapore.
However, the Indonesian national team was able to score a goal through the action of Pratama Arhan in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, Arhan almost became a scourge for his own team for committing a violation in the forbidden box. Luckily, Faris Ramli’s penalty was saved by Nadeo in the 90+1 minute.
The Indonesian national team almost scored the winning goal at the last minute. However, Irfan Jaya’s kick bounced so that the second half ended in a 2-2 draw.
Extra Chapter
The extra round just started, Egy Maulana Vikri’s individual action immediately resulted in a goal. The acceleration of the FK Senica player ended with a kick that the Singapore goalkeeper could block. However, the side ball actually hit Shawal Anuar, resulting in a goal for the Indonesian national team in the 91st minute.
After winning, the Indonesian national team continued to attack Singapore’s defense. Meanwhile, Singapore also tried to balance the position through counter-attacks, but to no avail.
In the injury time of the first round of extra time, the Indonesian national team added another goal. This time Egy scored a goal after maximizing the chaos caused by Evan Dimas’ corner kick. The Indonesian national team won 4-2 over Singapore in the first extra round.
In the second additional round, Singapore tried hard to put pressure on the Indonesian national team. However, the Indonesian national team was able to stifle Singapore’s efforts.
After that, the Indonesian national team waited more for the Singapore attack. The Indonesian national team seems to want to maintain this advantage that has gone far enough.
In the 119th minute, Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny received a red card for violating Irfan Jaya. In the end, the Indonesian national team won 4-2 to qualify for the final.
Indonesia vs Singapore line-up:
Indonesian National Team (5-4-1): Nadeo Argawinata, Rizky Ridho (Elkan Baggott, 65′), Alfeandra Dewangga (Kadek Agung, 107′), Fachrudin Aryanto, Pratama Arhan, Asnawi Mangkualam, Rachmat Irianto (Evan Dimas, 94′), Ricky Kambuaya (Ricky Kambuaya, 66 ‘), Ramai Rumakiek (Irfan Jaya, 66′), Witan Sulaeman, Ezra Walian (Hanis Saghara, 54’).
Coach: Shin Tae-yong
Singapore (4-1-4-1): Hassan Sunny; Nur Adam Abdullah (Tajeli Salamat, 105 ‘), Safuwan Baharudin, Irfan Fandi,; Zulqarnaen Suzliman (Nazrul Nazari, 94 ‘), Hami Syahin, Safuwan Baharrudin, Song Uiyong (Amirul Adli, 70’), Shahdan Sulaiman, Harris Harun; Amy Recha, Hafiz Nor (Hafiz Ramli, 70 ‘).
Coach: Tatsuma Yoshida
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