Waiting For Yeyen Tumena's Proof When Indonesia Against Malaysia

Yeyen Tumena while leading the Indonesian senior national team training (pssi.org)

JAKARTA - Indonesia will face Malaysia in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match for the Asian zone at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, November 19. Indonesian National Team Assistant Coach Yeyen Tumena will lead the Garuda squad for the first time since Simon McMenemy left.

Yeyen will be assisted by two other assistant coaches, namely Joko Susilo and Alan Haviludin. The three of them have also led Andritany Ardhiyasa et al's training for two days at the PKNS Field, Petaling Jaya.

According to PSSI Deputy Chairman, Cucu Soemantri, Yeyen will be in control of the team in preparation for the match against Malaysia. His name has also been registered by PSSI to the AFC.

"So, Yeyen Tumena will participate in the pre match and post match press conference sessions of the match." said Cucu, quoted from pssi.org, Friday, November 15.

Meanwhile, the manager of the Indonesian national team, Sumarji, said that Simon had arrived in Malaysia since Wednesday night. However, he only provides support for the national team and helps with supervision.

On Thursday (14/11) evening, Indonesian players underwent a trial program against PKNS U-21. The match which was held at the PKNS Field, Petaling Jaya ended with a score of 3-0 for Indonesia.

After the trial, the coaching team continued their work by watching the match between Malaysia versus Thailand at the Bukit Jalil Stadium. The match, which is also a continuation of Group G qualification, was won by Malaysia 2-1.