2023 U-20 Asian Cup: Hokky Caraka Single Goal Brings The Indonesian National Team To Overcome Syria

The Indonesian U-20 national team defeated Syria in the second match of Group A of the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup. (Photo: Twitter/@PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team won a narrow 1-0 victory over Syria in the second match of Group A of the U-20 Asian Cup which was played at Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Saturday, March 4.

Indonesia needs a win in this match. That's what made Shin Tae-yong's team immediately appear to attack. Since the early minutes, Garuda Nusantara has launched an attack on the Syrian defense.

However, several opportunities that Ronaldo Kwateh and his friends had not been able to produce the desired goal.

Hokky Caraka was then able to break the deadlock. Through a counter-attack scheme, Hugo released the soaring through ball.

The ball can then be controlled by Hokky, who dribbled into the opponent's penalty box and outwitted one of the defenders. He ended with a left foot shot through the Syrian goal.

Towards halftime, both teams had a good chance to score. However, the score 1-0 for Indonesia remained.

In the second half, Syria played more decisively. They put the Red and White squad under pressure and made some mistakes.

A number of substitutions were made by Shin Tae-yong to be able to keep up with the more partned Syrian game.

Syria continues to attack Indonesia's defense. However, the Red and White team defenders were still alert in securing the goal guarded by Daffa Fasya.

Indonesia itself is not without a chance. Hugo Samir almost added to his team's advantage in the second half extra minutes. Unfortunately, his shot has not met the target.

Until the referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the match, the score 1-0 for Indonesia did not change. This victory is certainly an important asset for Indonesia to face Uzbekistan in the next match.

Line-up:

Indonesia: Daffa Fasya, Dzaky Asraf, Kakang Rudianto, Muhammad Ferrari, Doni Tri Pamungkas, Ferdiansyah (Hugo Samir 13 '), Arkhan Fikri, Ronaldo Kwateh, Roni Darwis, Achmad Maulana Syarif, Hokky Caraka

Syria: Maksim Sarraf, Khaled Alhejjeh, Amer Alfayad, Malek Janeer, Hozan Rawan Osman, Mahmoud Nayef, Mahmoud Alaswad, Elias Safar, Almekad Ahmad, Mohamad Othmas, Mustafa Abdullatif