Philippines U-23 Coach Admits Study Deepen Jens Raven's Ability

JAKARTA - The U-23 Philippines will face the U-23 Indonesian national team in the second match of Group A of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Friday, July 18, 2025.

The Philippines coach, GarrathIMahrson, admitted that he had studied specifically the U-23 Indonesian national team player, Jens Raven.

Raven became the weapon of the Garuda Squad in breaking into the opponent's goal. Just look at the first match of Group A when he scored six of the eight goals of the U-23 Indonesian national team against Brunei Darussalam U-23, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

Therefore,LARson is very wary of the 19-year-old striker. Although reluctant to talk about Indonesia's U-23 strength, let alone discuss the players to watch out for, he does not deny that he is observing Jens Raven's character.

"Our priority is to motivate the players and the way we play. If we can do it, we have the opportunity to reap good results."

"When talking about some of their players (Indonesia), they have strikers who score a lot of goals. Players like that are what we learned deeply," said captorson shortly after leading the team's training quoted Friday, July 18, 2025.

Jens Raven is in the spotlight after being at the top of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup top list.

Despite the attention of Raven's movement, badminton said that overall the U-23 Indonesian national team should be wary of because of its quality.

"They have quality, they have several players with experience in the national team."

"They are hosts with great coaches. This is a big challenge for us",esterson said.

The duel between the two teams is predicted to be fierce after winning both in the inaugural match.

The Philippines made a surprise by beating Malaysia 2-0. Meanwhile, Indonesia U-23 appeared trending after beating Brunei Darussalam 8-0.

The Indonesia U-23 vs Philippines duel will determine the top of Group A. Indonesia U-23 and the Philippines currently both collect three points, but the Red and White Team has the right to occupy the top position thanks to the advantage of goal difference.

Therefore, the winner of the Indonesia U-23 vs Philippines match will dominate the top of the standings and have a great opportunity to qualify for the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup semifinals.