Unbeaten Vietnam 3-2, Indonesia Qualified For The 2023 U-20 Asian Cup Finals

Indonesian midfielder Arkhan Fikri (8) competed for the ball with the Vietnamese striker, Dien Xuan Tien (18) in the U-20 Asian Cup qualifying match group F at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium Surabaya, Sunday 18 September 2022. (Antara/Moch Asim)/

JAKARTA The Indonesian national team qualified for the U-20 Asian Cup finals after beating Vietnam 3-2. The match was held at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya on Sunday night, September 18, 2022.

In the match in Group F of the U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers, Indonesia took the lead through Marcelino Ferdinand's goal in the 60th minute. The position changed 1-1 due to Ferrari's own goal, six minutes later.

Vietnam took a 2-1 lead through Dinh Xuan Tien's goal in the 79th minute. But Ferrari paid his error by scoring a goal to equalize to 2-2 in the 82nd minute.

Indonesia's winning goal was scored by Rabbani Tasnim in the 85th minute. Indonesia's 3-2 score could not be rewarded by Vietnam, until the match ended.

Thanks to this victory, Indonesia won Group F as well as qualified for the U-20 Asian Cup final which will be held in Uzbekistan on March 1-18, 2023.