Jay Idzes Brings Venezia To 17th Victory In Serie B

Indonesian player who plays with Venezia in Italian Serie B, Jay Idzes (center) hugs his colleague Michael Svoboda (left)

Jakarta - The Indonesian national team player, Jay Idzes, again showed a solid performance while helping his team, Venezia, to win 17th this season in the 30th week of Serie B, Italy's second caste. Venezia managed to steal three points in a 3-0 away victory against Palermo at Renzo Barbera Stadium, Italy, on Saturday, March 16 in the morning WIB.

Venezia appeared aggressive throughout the game and managed to get three points thanks to two goals from Joel Pohjanpalo (18', 30') and one goal from Christian Gytkjaer (90+2'). This victory brought Venezia up to second in the standings with a collection of 57 points, a five-point difference from Parma who is at the top of the standings with one game yet to play.

Venezia coach Paolo Vanoli expressed his satisfaction with his team's performance. "We respect the opponent but we want to think about our own performance. I have to say that today the team manages the moments of the game in a great way, maybe our shortcomings in Como and Parma. We developed and we believed in our dreams," Vanoli said.

For Idzes, this is his 17th appearance in Serie B. In that match, he appeared in the back line in a three-back formation played by coach Paolo Vanoli with Marin Sverko and Giorgio Altare.

Sofascore noted that the 23-year-old defender performed solidly with a record of five clearances, one tackle, making 53 touches, making 45 passes with 91 percent accuracy, three successful hull passes from six chances, three ground duels wins from four chances, and one aeriel duels. success.

This appearance is also a valuable provision for Idzes ahead of his debut with Garuda in two 2026 World Cup Qualification matches in the Asian zone for the second round against Vietnam at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on March 21 and at My Dinh Hanoi Stadium on March 26.

Idzes himself is included in the 28 names of the national team squad who were called up by the Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong for two matches against the troops of The Golden Stars.

After defending the national team, Idzes will return to Venice for the 31st match against the 1919 AC Reggiana at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, Italy, on April 1.