Goal Sah Ramadan Sananta Disallowed Referee In Indonesia's AFF U-23 Cup Vs Timor Leste, Shin Tae-yong Reacts Strongly

Indonesia U-23 national team coach, Shib Tae-yong. (Photo: Twitter/@PSSI)

JAKARTA - Shin Tae-yong quipped the performance of the referee and AFF after the Indonesian U-23 national team won 1-0 over Timor Leste. This meeting is the second match of Group B of the 2023 AFF U-23 Cup.

In a match at Rayong Stadium, Thailand on Sunday, August 20, Indonesia's single goal was contributed by Ramadan Sananta from Beckham Putra's assist at the end of the first half.

Indonesia actually has many golden opportunities. Even the Garuda squad could actually close the victory with a score of 2-0. But unfortunately the referee ruled out the goal that Sananta made again in the second half.

The referee's decision was taken because Sananta was considered offside before scoring a goal. However, in the replay the Indonesian striker was in an onside position. Knowing this, Shin Tae-yong then gave a strong satire for referees and AFF (ASEAN Football Federation).

The U-23 Indonesian national team coach hopes that the AFF will evaluate the quality of the competition by improving the quality of the referee.

"One thing I want to say, I don't want to mention certain positions or positions, but if AFF wants to develop the reputation of this competition and also ASEAN countries want to develop football, then we have to think about something (bore)," said Shin Tae-yong after the match, quoted Monday, August 21.

Although he did not specifically criticize the referee's performance in the field, the South Korean coach's satire clearly led to the judge who led the Indonesia vs Timor Leste duel.

"I don't want to mention certain things, the players have worked hard on the pitch," he said.

"But decision making (the referee), the results can change the game. We have to think about it (the way to improve the quality of the referee)," said Shin Tae-yong.

Shin Tae-yong himself was given a yellow card in that match for protesting a number of referee decisions that were considered wrong.

On the other hand, the controversy over this match, the victory achieved by the U-23 Indonesian national team over Timor Leste is the opening for the Garuda Squad to step into the semifinals. However, to ensure that, the U-23 national team still has to wait for the results of the last match in other groups.