Observer: South Korea U-23 Has Characters, But Indonesia U-23 Has The Opportunity To Make A Surprise

The U-23 Indonesian national team will face South Korea U-23 (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team will face South Korea U-23 in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. The meeting will be held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar on Friday, April 26, 2024, early morning WIB.

This match became unusual in the side of the coach, Shin Tae-yong. The reason is, he must guard the team against an opponent who is the country where he came from.

Although not an easy match, the U-23 Indonesian national team is believed to have a great opportunity to make a surprise through a win from the Warriors.

That's what football observer Ma'ruf El Rumi said. From his point of view, South Korea U-23 is indeed a stronger team and has different characteristics in calm processing the round skin.

However, Garuda Muda's performance, if you reflect on the previous match, also opens up opportunities to compete fiercely.

"South Korea U-23 has calm and experience, but I think what the U-23 Indonesian national team showed in the previous match has also provided evidence that this team is very ready to face whoever the opponent is," said Ma'ruf El Rumi in a statement when contacted on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

"If you look at them (The U-23 Indonesian National Team) beating Australia U-23 clearly has quality. When defeating Jordan U-23, it is clear that Garuda Muda has confidence."

"It is very clear that it is an important asset to face South Korea U-23. I think this team is not a team that cannot be defeated. Indonesia U-23 clearly has the potential to defeat them (South Korea U-23) in the knockout phase," he said.

Furthermore, Ma'ruf also hopes that the achievements that have been passed in previous matches can be a positive lesson so that Marselino Ferdinand and his friends play better without harm or mistakes. He also hopes that Garuda Muda will be able to take advantage of every opportunity that exists.

No less important, Ma'ruf also emphasized that the U-23 Indonesian national team should not be afraid when facing South Korea U-23.

In fact, this meeting should be the right place to show the best performance in the match.

"The important thing is how this team also doesn't need to feel afraid when facing South Korea U-23. However, what needs to be shown is how the best performance of the match is," he said.