Indonesia U-20 Vs Maldives U-20: Should Be Easy, But Stay Alert

JAKARTA - The U-20 Indonesian national team will undergo the inaugural match of Group F of the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification by hosting the U-20 Maldives. The match will be held at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, on Wednesday, September 24, 2024, at 19.30 WIB.

On paper, meetings with the Maldives are not a tough match. However, Indra Sjafri as the coach continued to be vigilant for the appearance of his team.

Before undergoing the inaugural match against the Maldives, Indonesia U-20 had quite qualified capital. In addition to winning the 2024 AFF U-19 Cup, Indra Sjafri's squad has also undergone a long-term training camp (TC).

Then, Indonesia U-20 participated in the Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024 agenda. Three appearances at the event, Garuda Muda won 2-1 against Argentina, then lost in two continued matches against Thailand and South Korea.

After the event, Indonesia U-20 also continued with TC in Bali to finalize preparations.

While the Maldives camp, preparations were also carried out as provisions for traveling to Jakarta. Shakir Ahmed's team is known to participate in a tournament in preparation.

The Maldives took part in the SAFF U-20 Championship. In two matches, the Maldives swallowed two years, namely 1-2 against Bhutan and 0-1 when they met India.

If you look at the existing notes, on paper the Maldives are not a dangerous team. Moreover, Shakir Ahmed's team also did not make impressive results in the last few matches.

Even so, Indonesia U-20 still needs to be vigilant about the potential of the Maldives. The reason is, they are predicted to include Dyahyan Ahmed who can be a stumbling block for Garuda Muda.

In addition, the meeting with the Maldives which became the inaugural match is also predicted to not be easy. The visitors are not impossible to try to put pressure on to open up opportunities first.

Focus and alert is the key to Young Garuda. You must not underestimate and perform optimally, it must be done for the first three points.

Player Composition Forecast

Indonesia U-20 (3-4-2-1): Ikram Al Giffari; Iqbal Gwijangge, Kadek Arel, Alfahrezi Buffon; M. Mufli, Figo Denis, Toni Firmansyah, Dony Try; Riskial, Arlyansyah Abdulmanan; Jens Raven

Coach: Indra Sjafri

Maldives U-20 (4-4-2): Mohamde Yaameen; Ahmed Nawaf, Dhayyan Ahmed, Afzal Mohamed, Joodh Ashfaaq; Abdulla Looth, Adam Shiyaan, Mohamed Firaq, Mohamed Aiham; Yoosuf Saaif, Shaphaad