The Bad Leadership Of The Referee When Against Qatar U-23 Is Still Relieved, So Indonesia U-23 Motivation

Shin Tae-yong and Rizky Ridho used the poor leadership of the referee as motivation (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, is happy with the success of the team in stepping into the quarter-finals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.

However, before facing South Korea U-23, Shin Tae-yong again mentioned the poor leadership of the referee in the previous match.

This was revealed by Shin Tae-yong considering that Garuda Muda had been harmed against Qatar U-23 in the inaugural Group A match.

In the match that ended in the 0-2 defeat, Nasrullo Kabirov as the referee on duty was considered one-sided.

The South Korean coach admitted that he still regretted the incident and thought that the referee who was trusted to guard the match should have been fair.

"Based on the results of the group phase, first of all I still regret the match against Qatar U-23. The referee should have been better," said Shin Tae-yong in a press conference held online on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, afternoon WIB.

Disappointment is not only expressed by Shin Tae-yong. Rizky Ridho, who participated in the press conference session, also mentioned the same thing.

The Persija Jakarta player stated that until now the team was still disappointed with Nasrullo Kabirov's decision.

The aide chose to award a penalty for Qatar U-23 and two red cards for Indonesia U-23.

"First, Qatar U-23's opponent was a little disappointed and disappointed until now. We know we can win, but the result is different," said Rizky Ridho.

"The referee was like that, but we moved on against Australia U-23 and got three points. The result allowed us to focus on the next round," said Rizky Ridho.

Indonesia U-23 through PSSI had protested the performance of referee Nasrullo Kabirov to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). However, the protest note was rejected.

Despite the disappointment that had arisen, the U-23 Indonesian national team managed to rise in the next matches.

Shin Tae-yong's team won 1-0 over Australia U-23 and slaughtered Jordan U-23 with a score of 4-1 in the last match of Group A.

The result then brought Garuda Muda to be the runner-up in Group A and stepped into the quarter-finals. South Korea U-23, which won Group B, will be the opponent of Indonesia U-23 in Friday, April 26, 2024, early morning WIB, at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

Indonesia U-23 is aiming for victory to advance to the semifinals, which means the opportunity to get a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics is wide open.