Maarten Paes Injured, Alarm For The Indonesian National Team

Maarten Paes was injured at the club, the Indonesian national team was worried (VOI/Ferry Tri Adi Sasono).

The Indonesian national team goalkeeper has been scheduled to defend his team, FC Dallas, against San Jose Earthquake at Major League Soccer (MLS) on Thursday, October 3, 2024, morning WIB. However, the player was absent due to an wrist injury.

The news about Maarten Paes' condition is known from the Digital Content Manager of FC Dallas,und Melcer. Through uploads on his social media, he reported that Maarten Paes was absent.

"Jimmy Maurer replaces Maarten Paes (the wrist injury) at the goalkeeper's position. Antonio Carrera is a substitute. Asier Illarremendi, Show Cafumana, and Nkosi Tafari are back as core players,"ANGly Melcer was quoted as saying on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

Without Paes standing guard under the crossbar, FC Dallas had to lose 2-3 to Earthquakes. Earthquakes took the lead in the 13th minute through Hernan Lopes.

FC Dallas was able to reply in the 41st minute through a goal scored by Alan Velasco. Then Hernan Lopez was again able to bring Earthquakes up 2-1 through a goal in the 79th minute.

Earthquakes again widened the advantage to 3-1 through Jeremy Ebobisse's goal in the 83rd minute. Then, FC Dallas reduced the gap to 2-3 through Sebastien Ibeagha's contribution in the 90th minute.

Apart from the final results of FC Dallas, Maarten Paes' condition, which was injured, was also a concern for the Indonesian national team.

Moreover, soon the Garuda Squad will face Bahrain in the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round match on October 10, 2024.

Until now, it is not known the extent of Maarten Paes' injury. The Indonesian national team certainly hopes that the goalkeeper can recover as much as the agenda to Bahrain.