JAKARTA - Proud to be expressed by the Eredivisie club, SC Heerenveen. Their two players, Thom Haye and Nathan Tjoe-A-On, successfully brought the Indonesian national team to win over Vietnam.

In the fourth match of the second round of Group F of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification, the Garuda Squad won 3-0 over Vietnam at the My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, WIB night.

Three goals from the Garuda Squad were recorded by Jay Idzes (9'), Ragnar Oratmangoen (23'), and Ramadhan Sananta (90+8'). With this victory, the Garuda Squad also broke a bad record of 20 years of failing to win at home to The Golden Star.

In that match, Nathan and Thom were fielded from the start of the match. Amazingly, the two SC Heerenveen players managed to contribute two assists for the first two goals of the Indonesian national team.

No wonder SC Heerenveen gave sky-high praise after seeing his two players perform brilliant performances.

In an article on its official website, the club nicknamed Pride of Friesland Trots van het Noorden considered Nathan and Thom worthy of 'gold'.

"Last week, Nathan Tjoe-A-On made his debut for Indonesia. Then it was Thom Haye's turn. Both SC Heerenveen players deserved gold when (Indonesian national team) beat Vietnam 3-0," wrote SC Heerenveen quoted from his official website.

"For Jay Idzes' first goal, the midfielder (Thom Haye) provided assists through a good corner kick. For the second goal, the defender (Nathan Tjoe-A-On) provided bait to Ragnar Oratmangoen," the article continued.

Meanwhile, this victory made the Indonesian national team occupy second place in the Group F standings of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification. Furthermore, Shin Tae-yong's team will face Iraq on June 6, 2024, and the Philippines on June 11, 2024.

The Garuda squad only needed one win from the two matches to lock up tickets to the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

Of course, the Indonesian national team is expected to be able to get the best results in the remaining two matches.


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