JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team reaped three points again after defeating Timor Leste in the second match of Group A of the 2026 ASEAN Championship (AFF Cup 2026) at the Chonburi Stadium, Friday, July 31, 2026.
The Indonesian national team dominated possession in the first half. However, Timor Leste's tight defense made Garuda's attack often crash.
The opposing camp occasionally pressed through counterattacks, although they were eventually able to line up the Red-White team's defense.
The Garuda Squad's opportunity opened in the 21st minute when East Timor had to play with 10 men. The situation occurred because Jackson Fowler received a second yellow card.
However, the advantage of the number of players failed to be utilized by the Indonesian National Team. Until the first half was over, the score remained tied.
Continuing into the second half, John Herdman made a number of changes to add more power. Names such as Egy Maulana Vikri, Sandy Walsh, Shayne Pattynama, Ragnar Oratmangoen, and Dony Tri Pamungkas were included.
The change turned out to have a positive impact on the Garuda Squad's attack. Even though they continued to press, the opening goal was only created in the 74th minute.
Starting from Thom Haye's breakthrough pass to Dony Tri Pamungkas, the Persija Jakarta player gave a pull pass that was immediately finished by Shayne Pattynama to shake the Timor Leste goal net.
The first goal fired up the Garuda team. Only four minutes later, the Indonesian National Team scored again.
This time, the slick free kick execution from Thom Haye, which led to the top left corner of the goalkeeper, failed to be stopped by Dylan Jose Niski.
Not satisfied with the advantage, John Herdman's troops still continue to threaten. As a result, Ragnar Oratmangoen provided a classy assist which was completed by Mitchel Baker's shot in the 81st minute to bring the Garuda Squad ahead 3-0.
The comfortable advantage made the Indonesian National Team slow down the tempo in the remaining time. They focused on maintaining a 3-0 lead until the match was over.
The additional three points put the Indonesian National Team temporarily at the top of Group A with six points, only ahead of Singapore in second place.
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