3 Indonesian U-17 Players Get Praise From UAE Coach, Who Are They?

Indonesia U-17 team player, Arkhan Kaka Putra (right/8). (Photo: Twitter/@PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian team won 3-2 over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Group B of the U-17 Asian Cup Qualification, Wednesday, October 5.

All Garuda Asia players showed good performance. However, there are three Indonesian players who have received praise from the opposing coach.

UAE coach Alberto Gonzalez said there were three Indonesian players who were able to make a difference in the match which took place at the Pakansari Stadium.

"There are several good quality players such as captain number 21 (Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge-ed), striker number 8 (Arkhan Kaka-ed) and midfielder number 7 (Figo Dennis-ed)," said Alberto at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, Bogor. , Wednesday (5/10) night.

Actually, Alberto had a hard time choosing who was the best player in the Indonesian U-17 team. According to him, the opposing team played as a team.

"So it is difficult for me to determine the best players from Indonesia because they play as a team, just like us," said Alberto.

The choice of the name Arkhan Kaka is actually not excessive. In the match against the UAE, he scored two goals for Indonesia.

Previously, he contributed four goals when Garuda Asia crushed Guam with a score of 14-0 in the first match.

Meanwhile Iqbal, like the previous matches, was calm in anticipating attack after attack by the UAE. Then, Figo was able to balance Indonesia's game in midfield.