JAKARTA The Indonesian U-23 national team will certainly qualify for the 2023 AFF U-23 Cup semifinals. That was after Malaysia and Vietnam both won in the final match of the group phase.
Malaysia and Vietnam won compactly in the last match of Group B and Group C on Tuesday, August 22 evening WIB. The Malaya tiger successfully defeated Timor Leste, while Vietnam beat the Philippines.
The 3-1 victory over Timor Leste in the last match of the Group B phase made Malaysia ensure that they qualified for the semifinals as group winners with maximum points from two matches.
Malaysia's position was followed by Indonesia in the runner-up position with three points thanks to defeating Timor Leste. Meanwhile, Timor Leste was at the bottom because he never got points.
Vietnam also made sure to qualify as winners of Group C after a narrow 1-0 win over the Philippines. The other team that qualified through the group championship path was Thailand in Group A.
The victory of the two teams above made Garuda Troops maintain their position as the best runners-up with three points. The Shin Tae Yong squad was followed by the Philippines in second place.
In the semifinals later, Indonesia will face Thailand, which is the champion in Group A. Meanwhile, Vietnam and Malaysia face each other.
Both semifinal matches will take place on Thursday, August 24. Vietnam and Malaysia will kick off at 16.00 WIB, followed by Indonesia vs Thailand at 20.00 WIB.
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