JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian U-16 Women's National Team, Timo Scheunemann, responded to the 6-0 victory over Timor Leste U-16 in the 2025 AFF U-16 Championship. The coach expressed gratitude and highlighted several things that occurred.
The Indonesian U-16 Women's National Team met Timor Leste at Manahan Stadium, Solo, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, evening WIB. While the coach expressed his gratitude for the team's big win, Timo also highlighted Jezlyn Kayla Azkha's injury.
"We're grateful that the match went well, but there's one injury to Jez that we need to assess whether it's serious or not."
"It's very unfortunate because Jez is one of the pillars with experience at the U-20 level, even participating in the senior Indonesian National Team training camp," said Timo Scheunemann in a post-match statement, quoted on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Jezlyn emerged as one of the breakthrough players on the Indonesian U-16 Women's National Team. However, she fell midway through the first half, requiring her replacement by Diva Aulia Putri.
Besides the injury, Timo also noted the positive aspects displayed by Nasywa Salsabila and her teammates, namely their ability to withstand Timor Leste's tough game.
"I also respect Timor Leste. They're developing women's soccer, just like us, and it's still a process."
"I see their hard work. So, I hope Timor Leste can work even harder against the Malaysia U-16 team. That will help us, so that when we play Malaysia, they'll already have experienced the toughness of the Timor Leste players," he said.
"So, that's also a positive thing. We were able to counter their hard work, and we were able to counter their tough game."
"It was quite fair, actually, but still tough. We were able to fight without getting emotional. We were able to fight hard too," said Timo.
In the Indonesian U-16 Women's National Team's 6-0 victory over Timor Leste, Nasywa Salsabila scored three goals, while the other three goals were scored by Jazlyn Kayla Firyal, Jezlyn, and Syafia Tristalia Chorlienka.
Following a strong performance in their opening match, the Indonesian U-16 Women's National Team will next face Malaysia on Sunday, August 24, 2025, in their final group stage match.
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