Libas Malaysia 4-1, The Indonesian National Team Qualifies For The 2020 AFF Cup Semifinals

Indonesian National Team in the match against Malaysia/PHOTO PSSI

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team has made sure that they qualify for the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals. The results were obtained after the Garuda Squad successfully defeated Malaysia with a score of 4-1 in the final match.

Appearing at the Singapore National Stadium against Malaysia, the national team is confident because it comes with a capable squad. A slick record as the winner of Group B also made the Garuda squad even more passionate about winning.

Since the early minutes, Evan Dimas et al's troops tried to suppress the opponent in order to open up opportunities first. Although it has shown the density of defense, Nadeo's goal was actually broken by the opponent first.

In this match, Malaysia was the first to take the lead. Through Kogileswaran Raj's kick in the 13th minute, Harimau Malaya successfully opened a 1-0 advantage.

Even so, the national team did not necessarily give up on the advantage of Malaysia, which opened the numbers first. Shin Tae-Yong's team actually tried to appear more fierce after conceding a goal.

Sure enough, entering the final minutes of the break, Irfan Jaya managed to fire a shot at the Malaysian goal which also equalized the position at 1-1. The goal was made by Irfan Jaya in the 36th minute after using an assist from Witan Sulaeman.

Not long after, Irfan Jaya again went berserk, shaking the opponent's goal net. This time the score turned superior for Indonesia to be 2-1 through Irfan Jaya's second goal in the 43rd minute.

Left behind from Indonesia, Malaysia began to stumble. They are trying to catch up in order to secure a ticket to the semifinals.

But unfortunately instead of being able to catch up with the numbers, Malaysia even fell behind again. Indonesia increasingly showed its fangs in the added minutes before halftime. This time the score increased to 3-1 through Pratama Arhan's shot in the 50th minute which also became the final score in the first half.

After the break, Malaysia did not give up on pursuing a longer distance. At this moment there were a number of opportunities that were created but Malaysia couldn't finish well.

In the middle of the second half, the national team, which was already far ahead, appeared even more pressing. Through Elkan Baggott's header in the 80th minute which lasted until the end of the match, the national team was ahead 4-1.

The victory immediately made Shin Tae-Yong's team secure a position in the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals. The coach was also proud of the hard work of his team in this prestigious team.

"Hard work and the many goals scored in this match took us to the semifinals. Very happy and congratulations to the players with this proud result," said Shin Tae-Yong after the match.

In addition to opening the way to the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals, this victory automatically made the team win the 2020 AFF Cup Group B because in the other match Vietnam was only able to win 4-0 over Cambodia. Even though they both collect 10 points, the Indonesian national team is superior in terms of goal productivity.

Furthermore, the Indonesian national team will meet Singapore in the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals. Meanwhile, Vietnam will challenge Thailand to advance to the top party of the biggest football competition in Southeast Asia.