BALI - The Indonesian men's team closed the 2023 Coastal Handball Asian Championship with a victory over Kuwait 2-0 (16-6, 23-22) at Nusa Dua Beach, Bali, Sunday, March 19.
With this victory, the Red and White squad ended the prestigious coastal handball championship in Asia by occupying the seventh position of the 11 competing men's teams.
"The Indonesian men's team gives its own pride to the Executive Board of the Indonesian Handball Association (PB ABTI) and loyal spectators to watch the match by defeating China at the opening and closing of the victory against Kuwait," said PB Chairman ABTI Zulfydar Zaidar Mochtar in a written statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, March 19.
According to Zulfydar, Indonesia's handball achievements continue to increase, although PB ABTI independently continues to boost the preparation of the Red and White squad to be able to compete at the world level.
Such an increase in achievement should receive attention and support from the government, in this case the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
"We hope that after the Indonesian players are able to beat the team from China and the team from mainland the Middle East Country, they will receive government attention and support towards the XIX/2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China and the Handball World Championship which will also be held in Bali, August 2023," said Zulfydar.
The Indonesian team in both the men's and women's sectors at the 2023 Coastal Handball Asian Championships was strengthened by players from East Kalimantan who were trusted to appear after winning the 2023 National Championships (Kejurnas) at the Jakarta State University (UNJ) sand field, December 2022.
On his way, the Red and White squad played a total of seven matches. In the preliminary round, the men's team joined in Group B and finished fourth after packing two wins and losing three times.
Indonesia won the first match against China, Friday (10/3) with a score of 2-1 (24-22, 17-20, 7-6). Then Indonesia also won over Hong Kong with 2-0 (19-7, 22-15) on Sunday (12/3).
The rest in the preliminary round, Indonesia lost to Kuwait with 0-2 (9-15, 10-16) on Saturday (11/3), against Oman with 0-2 (16-22, 14-23) on Tuesday (14/3), and Vietnam with 0-2 (8-23, 12-24) on Wednesday (15/3).
After completing the preliminary round by ranking fourth in Group B, Indonesia got the opportunity to compete for fifth place against the Philippines on Friday (17/3). However, the Red and White squad lost with a score of 0-2 (22-30, 16-22).
Then in the last match of the seventh position, Indonesia won against Kuwait as well as avenge the defeat in the previous preliminary round.
On a separate occasion, the physical coach of the Indonesian men's and women's team, Sandey Tantra Paramitha, said that there were a number of notes that became evaluation material, including late heat.
"This is what records the male and female players, the handball players need training, sufficient preparation, and adequate match training with sufficient time," said Sandey who is also a lecturer at the FPOK UPI Sports Science Study Program who was accompanied by the Match Sector, Sujarwo from UNJ Lecturer.
Sandey gave an example in the preliminary round of the men's team being slow and losing to Kuwait 0-2. Meanwhile, in the final match, they can reply with a score of 2-0.
"The one-point win in the second game is very valuable for the men's team against Kuwait. This makes the players, coaches, and ABTI administrators breathe a sigh of relief able to exceed the target of winning three wins at the 2023 Asian Handball Coast Championships," Sandey concluded.
The gold medal in the men's sector belongs to Qatar which is able to beat Oman with a score of 2-0 (18-14, 16-21). Then the bronze went to Iran, which won over Vietnam with a score of 2-0 (17-9, 17-10).
The following are the final results of the 2023 Men's 2023 Coastal Handball Asian Championship:
1. Qatar
2. Oman
3. Iran
4. Vietnam
5. Philippines
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Indonesia
8. Kuwait
9. South Korea
10. China
11. Hong Kong
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