Knocked Out In The 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification, Cahya Supriadi: Thank You And Sorry

The U-23 Indonesian national team goalkeeper, Cahya Supriadi, expressed his gratitude as well as an apology to all supporters in the country. This is related to the failure of the U-23 Indonesian national team to qualify for the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup finals.

The Garuda Muda squad certainly failed to qualify for the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup after being defeated by South Korea U-23 in the last match of Group J. Competing at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo Stadium, Tuesday, September 9, 202, WIB night, Indonesia U-23 lost 0-1 through Hwang Do-yoon's single goal in the sixth minute.

This result is also not enough to bring Indonesia through to the final round in Saudi Arabia next year because Garuda Muda also failed to finish in the top four of the best runner-up standings. Regarding the result, Cahya Supriadi apologized for not being able to meet expectations.

"Of course I thank the supporters who have come all the way possible to come and support us."

"We know our condition is not fine. We apologize for failing to qualify for the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia," said Cahya Supriadi in a statement after the match, quoted on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

The PSIM Yogyakarta goalkeeper emphasized that his team had struggled all out, but the results said otherwise. Indonesia's U-23 opportunity to repeat its achievements in Qatar in the 2024 edition also disappeared.

"I think my friends have struggled well. We'll see the effort, the struggle. We know we've been under pressure, but we can anticipate that pressure well."

"I thank my friends, continue to fight until the last second," said Cahya.

Meanwhile, Cahya has an important role in the match against South Korea. Despite conceding one goal, he made at least an important save against eight of the 10 opponent's golden opportunities.

This achievement clearly decreased when compared to the previous edition. The reason is, in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, Indonesia U-23 successfully reached the semifinals after defeating South Korea through a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.