Denied a goal and losing a player, U23 Indonesia fell to Uzbekistan
Báo Dân trí•29/04/2024
(Dan Tri) - U23 Indonesia could not create a surprise against U23 Uzbekistan. After 90 minutes of play, they lost 0-2 to the Central Asian representative with only 10 players left.
Indonesia U23 entered the semi-final match of the AFC U23 Championship against Uzbekistan U23 at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium with full confidence. However, the team from the archipelago could not cause any surprises. After 90 minutes of play, Indonesia U23 suffered a 0-2 defeat to the Central Asian team. Thus, coach Shin Tae Yong's team could not qualify for the final. Indonesia U23's chance to qualify for the Olympics is still there when they enter the third-place match against the losing team in the match between Japan U23 and Iraq U23.
U23 Indonesia collapsed after U23 Uzbekistan opened the score in minute 68 (Photo: Getty).
In this match, U23 Indonesia advocated playing defensively with a large number of players to stop the formidable attack of U23 Uzbekistan. In fact, coach Shin Tae Yong's team was successful with this style of play when they kept a clean sheet for 68 minutes. In the 60th minute, U23 Indonesia was even denied a goal due to an extremely regrettable offside. From the moment Khusayin Norchaev scored the opening goal for U23 Uzbekistan in the 68th minute, the team from the archipelago collapsed. In the following minutes, they lost a man after Rizky Ridho received a direct red card. Finally, U23 Uzbekistan scored the winning goal 2-0 in the 85th minute after Pratama Arhan's own goal. U23 Uzbekistan reached the final for the 3rd time in the last 4 tournaments. They hope to be able to repeat the championship achievement like the tournament in 2018.
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