The Victory Of The U-17 Indonesian National Team Highlighted By The AFC: Fantastic Startup

The appearance of the Indonesian U-17 national team winning against Kuwait U-17 was highlighted by AFC (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The U-17 Indonesian national team successfully won in the inaugural match of Group G of the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup Qualification against Kuwait U-17. The result was then highlighted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) which was considered a fantastic start.

The victory of the U-17 Indonesian national team at the Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, night WIB could not be separated from the figure of Mathew Baker. He became the winner's single goal scorer during the Garuda Muda Squad.

The first three points could be an important asset in ticket hunting to the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup finals which will take place in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the AFC also acknowledged that this record is an extraordinary beginning.

"Indonesia started its work in Group G of the 2025 Saudi Arabia U-17 Asian Cup Qualification with a fantastic start with a 1-0 win over Kuwait on Wednesday," wrote AFC on its official website quoted Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

The AFC also considered that the victory of the U-17 Indonesian national team was something great because the match took place in Kuwait.

Nova Arianto's team was also able to complete the initial attack well and then managed to survive without conceding.

"Despite having the advantage of playing at home, Kuwait had to admit Indonesia's superiority from the start of the match because Indonesia played attacking."

"The Southeast Asian team's initial attack paid off in the eighth minute through defender Mathew Ryan Baker who scored."

"Although Kuwait is working hard, they have not managed to equalize. The West Asian team will face Australia on Friday. Indonesia will target three more points against the North Mariana Islands," wrote the AFC again.

Victory over Kuwait is an important factor that can pass Indonesia U-17 to the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup. Moreover, the U-17 Indonesian national team will face the North Mariana Islands U-17 on Friday, October 25, 2024.