Indonesia U-23 Left 0-1 To Guinea U-23 In First Round Of 2024 Olympic Qualification Play-offs

Witan Sulaeman, captain of Indonesia U-23 (photo: IG Witansulaiman_)

JAKARTA - The 2024 Olympic qualifying play-off match between Indonesia U-23 and Guinea U-23 took place at INF Clairefontaine, France, on Thursday, May 9. Guinea U-23 managed to lead 1-0 in the first half after a penalty kick by Ilaix Moriba in the 28th minute.

The U-23 Indonesian team faced a tough challenge after their key player, Rizky Ridho, was absent due to a red card penalty, while Justin Hubner was unable to play because Cerezo Osaka was not released. As his successor, coach Shin Tae Yong dropped Bagas Kaffa at the right-back post from the first minute.

The match began at a high tempo, where Guinea U-23 was more dominant with intensive attacks, while Indonesia U-23 tried to create chances through counter-attacks. However, Guinea's U-23 advantage came after Ilaix Moriba was violated in the penalty area by Witan Sulaiman, who then managed to successfully carry out a penalty kick.

Despite being left behind, Indonesia U-23 continued to fight hard and tried to retaliate in the rest of the first half. The match was fierce and full of intensity, with Indonesia U-23 ambitious to achieve positive results to advance to the 2024 Olympics.

With a score of 1-0 for Guinea U-23, the U-23 Indonesian team struggle is still long. They will try hard in the second half to score a matching goal and win a ticket to the next stage towards the 2024 Olympics. Hopefully Indonesia U-23 can show their best performance and achieve the results expected in this match.