JAKARTA - As a result of Indonesia vs Uzbekistan U23, the Garuda Muda national team had to bury their dream of qualifying for the final after losing 0-2 in the semifinals of the U23 Asian Cup. An interesting thing happened in the second half, in the 60th minute Indonesia had a chance to lead the score through Muhammad Ferarri's flick in the penalty box after goalkeeper Ne 'Matov made an error in anticipation of the ball.
The controversy occurred when the referee who saw VAR declared Ferari's goal invalid after Ramadan Sananta's position was declared off side before Arhan Pratama made a pull pass. Then, the Uzbekistan national team attacked Indonesia's defense with Husain Norchaev who managed to score a goal after using a pass from Hamraliev on the right.
A second goal was won by Uzbekistan through Arhan Pratama's own goal which failed to clear the ball in front of goal. Until the match ended, Indonesia was still 0-2 behind Uzbekistan and failed to advance to the U23 Asian Cup final. Not a few netizens commented, did South Korea feel yesterday when they lost to Indonesia in the quarter-finals? Not just one, there were at least three VAR moments that gave Indonesia an advantage when fighting South Korea in the match.
Starting from the 8th minute goal by Lee Kang-hee but disallowed due to off side, Lee Young Jun's violation from a yellow card was a red card, until Justin Hubner's penalty kick was repeated for the violation of the South Korean goalkeeper. Yes, even so, from the results of the semifinal match, Indonesia still has a chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they manage to win third place against Iraq or Japan. Watch the video below.
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