Indonesia Vs Philippines 2-0: Garuda Squad Secures Place To Third Round Of 2026 World Cup Qualification

Thom Haye contributed goals for the Indonesian national team against the Philippines (VOI/Ferry Tri Adi).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team has confirmed to lock up a place in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian zone. This was obtained in conjunction with the 2-0 victory achieved over the Philippines at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta.

In the match which took place on Tuesday, June 11 evening WIB, the victory of the Indonesian national team in front of more than 64 thousand supporters was confirmed through goals from Tom Haye and Rizky Ridho.

Appearing as the host, the Indonesian national team tried to appear confident. Shin Tae-yong's squad immediately put pressure on Ragnar Oratmangoen's movement which pushed into the penalty box after receiving a long pass, unfortunately his movement was stopped.

After opening the first opportunity with convincing movements, the home team's confidence continues to increase. It is evident from the opportunities that were created again through Rafael Struick's kick, Tom Haye, Calvin Verdok and Marselino, who unfortunately still have not produced sweet fruit.

In the 22nd minute, The Azkals got the chance to steal the first advantage. But Ernando Ari's quick movement that blocked the ball made the national team goal still safe.

It was Calvin Verdok's turn to enter in the 27th minute, who got a chance through the ball at his feet. Successfully pushed into the opponent's penalty box, unfortunately his shot was blocked and only produced a corner.

Two minutes later, it was Marselino's turn to try out the opportunity, his close-range shot was still vomited by the Philippine goalkeeper. Rizki Ridho, who then headed as well, still couldn't shake the opponent's net.

The Philippines then counterattacked and managed to release a long-range shot, but it's still off the mark. This situation was immediately taken over by the Garuda squad, Tom Haye, who took a long-range shot, turned out to be able to change things.

The kick in the 32nd minute that he did could not be blocked by the Philippine goalkeeper. The situation then went 1-0 up for the national team and lasted until halftime.

The positive results in the first half made the Garuda Squad's steps lighter to continue the struggle in the second half. It is evident from the pressure that Shin Tae-yong's foster children continue to put on The Azkals' troops.

Sweet opportunities again belonged to the Indonesian national team at the beginning of the second half, the hosts doubled their position again. This time through the execution carried out by Rizky Ridho in the 56th minute.

Taking advantage of the bait provided by Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Rizky Ridho was able to convert his shot without a gap and make the position of the Indonesian national team 2-0 up.

After the situation was comfortable enough, Shin Tae-yong then made several substitutions. The South Korean coach pulled Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Rafael Struick and Calvin Verdok, who were later replaced by Ivar Jenner, Yakob Sayuri and Pratama Arhan, who made the game even more violent.

It was proven that the national team even made three opportunities that were open enough to add points again, but the situation was still wide and had not yielded sweet fruit.

The Philippines' opportunity opened in the 76th minute when the chaos occurred in front of the goal guarded by Ernando Ari. Luckily their efforts to score the first score were still fruitless.

In the midst of fierce competition on the ground, incidents occurred for the Philippine camp. Their players had to be carried on a stretcher and taken by ambulance off the field, this started when chaos occurred in front of the Indonesian national team goal.

As the players of both teams struggle to get a chance from the soaring ball, head collisions in the air occur to one of the Filipino players with Ernando Ari who tries to save his goal.

However, when Ernando got up, this Filipino player was still lying on the pitch and until receiving treatment. After being treated for about a few minutes, the player was finally decided to be handled further by being taken out in an ambulance.

The moment that occurred in the 86th minute was enough to buy time for the match. As a result, the referee then gave an additional seven minutes which in the end still could not make the Philippines break the deadlock, the score winning 2-0 for the Indonesian national team until the end of the match.