Even Though They Failed To Win The Trophy, The National Team Brought Home Three Titles From The 2020 AFF Cup

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team has still not managed to win the 2020 AFF Cup victory trophy after being overthrown by Thailand in the final through a 2-2 draw duel.

However, the Garuda squad did not go home empty-handed, Shin Tae-yong's team brought three titles from this prestigious competition throughout Southeast Asia.

In addition to the team title, the national team retainer also received individual titles. Where the title was successfully won by Pratama Arhan.

Quoted from the AFF page, although the national team did not win this season, they brought home the title as runner-up. This title is the 6th that the Garuda Squad has achieved during its appearance at AFF.

The result also made Indonesia considered the second country after Thailand to enter the final the most.

Furthermore, there are also other titles won by the national team in this competition. As the second-ranked team, Shin Tae-yong's team was also named the fair play team.

The awarding of the title as a fair play team was carried out after Thailand's victory ceremony. On this occasion, Evan Dimas received the award symbolically as a representative of his colleagues.

The last title brought home by the national team was not related to teamwork, but the individual title as the best young player. This title was won by Primary Arhan.

The Indonesian national team left-back became the best young player because he was considered good at attacking and defending in every appearance. The record of two goals is proof of Arhan's ability to be a threat to the opponent's defense.

Meanwhile, Arhan's performance in defense can be seen through his record of success in tackling as much as 80 percent and winning more than 50 percent of duels with opponents. In addition, Arhan was also recorded as being able to record 76 percent of successful passes from 178 attempts made.