CNN Indonesia
Thursday, 17 Aug 2023 10:33 WIB
Illustration of Malaysia U-23 national team. (AFP/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —
Malaysia U-23 National Team promises fierce resistance when confronted U-23 Indonesian National Team in the first fight AFF U-23 Cup 2023 which will take place Friday (18/8) evening.
The Malaysia vs Indonesia duel will take place at the Rayong Province Stadium, Thailand. This match is the opening match of Group B. Malaysia and Indonesia are targeting victory at that meeting.
The Harimau Muda squad is determined to win over Indonesia in order to achieve their target of advancing to the U-23 AFF Cup final as announced by the Malaysian Football Federation (FAM).
“[Target] it is realistic because we try our best even though the preparation is short. It is a challenge for us and we will take the challenge positively,” said Malaysia Under-23 defender Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili.
“For me all teams have the same opportunity, no more no less because in football anything can happen. It’s not certain that Indonesia, the winner of the SEA Games, will make it to the final this time, and we will provide fierce resistance,” he added as reported by Berita Harian.
Not much different from Indonesia, Malaysia did not bring the best squad in this event. Several new faces were brought by coach Elavarasan to Thailand.
“New players also have quality and I need to give my best appearance in a healthy manner in the squad this time. For me we will try to emerge as champions in every championship,” explained Ubaidullah.
The group winners will qualify directly for the semifinals, while the group runners-up must compete with two other second-placed teams from each group to advance from the group stage.
Because of this, Indonesia and Malaysia are also eyeing three points in the first match before facing Timor Leste in the next match.
(nva/nva)
2023-08-17 03:33:00
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