JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team coach, Gerald Vanenburg, expressed a ban on his team ahead of the inaugural 2025 AFF U-23 Cup match against Brunei Darussalam. This is related to the record of both teams such as Earth and the sky.
The U-23 Indonesian national team will meet Brunei Darussalam in the inaugural match of Group A of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 20.00 WIB.
In this tournament, the main focus is the match against Malaysia on Monday, July 21, 2025. However, when they were in the same group as the Philippines and Brunei, they were also serious opponents.
On paper, the U-23 Indonesian national team is far superior to Brunei. However, Vanenburg did not want the Garuda Muda players to be big-headed.
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Therefore, the coach expressed a ban by not underestimating Brunei who will be the opponent in the inaugural match.
"I think if you're in a tournament, then you're always trying to give it all up."
"There are a lot of talks about us in the same group as Malaysia. Of course it will be a big challenge against Malaysia."
"However, we also have to be aware of the Philippines and Brunei because the two teams are also in our group."
"We must always try to win in every match," Vanenburg said at a press conference ahead of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup in Jakarta quoted Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
This match is the first meeting between Indonesia vs Brunei at the U-23 level. Both teams have a record like heaven and Earth in the AFF U-23 Cup.
Indonesia has an impressive record in two appearances at the AFF U-23 Cup. The Garuda Muda team immediately won the first appearance in the 2019 AFF U-23 Cup, then became runners-up in the 2023 edition.
Meanwhile, Brunei has always lost in six matches during the AFF U-23 Cup twice. In total, Brunei's record in the AFF U-23 Cup was six defeats, 23 goals conceded, and was only able to score three goals.
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