JAKARTA - The coach of the Timor Leste national team, Fabio Magrao, admitted that he was not disappointed with the 1-4 defeat when he met the Indonesian national team in the FIFA trial match on Thursday, January 27. Likewise, two own goals made by his team, Magrao actually understands.
In the match at I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Bali at night WIB, Timor Leste actually played quite impressively, especially in the first round. This was evident from the superior score that was first achieved by Paulo Gali Freitas in the 35th minute.
After scoring the first goal, Timor Leste actually still has a golden opportunity to double their advantage. It happened after they got a penalty kick at the end of the first half.
However, the execution of Mouzinho de Lima's penalty was successfully thwarted by the Indonesian goalkeeper, Syahrul Fadillah. The failure was actually fatal for Timor Leste because the Indonesian national team actually succeeded in turning the situation around in the second half through four goals in return.
In addition to Ricky Kambuaya's goals and Arhan's Pratama penalty, two goals for the Indonesian national team were gifts from Timor Leste. Because Georgino Da Silva and Filomeno Junior made own goals in the 77th and 80th minutes against their own goal.
Responding to this moment, Magrao was not disappointed by the failure of Timor Leste to maintain the lead. The Brazilian coach also didn't mind the two own goals scored by the Timor Leste players.
"As for the results, I think we can do better. But overall I am satisfied with the team's performance. I understand the mistakes made by these young players. That is the process they have to go through as young footballers," said Magrao as quoted by Antara, Friday.
Magrao still has one more chance to galvanize his team. This is because Timor Leste will still meet the Garuda squad in the second meeting on Sunday, January 30 at the I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Bali.
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