JAKARTA - The U-19 Indonesian national team had to settle for a goalless draw against Thailand in the third match of Group A of the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup, Wednesday, July 6. This is the second time the Garuda Muda squad failed to score against the opponent's goal.
Previously, the U-19 Indonesian National Team also drew 0-0 against Vietnam in the first match. Ronaldo Kwateh and his friends were only able to score many goals against Brunei Darussalam in the second match.
The coach of the Indonesian U-19 national team, Shin Tae-yong, is well aware of the team's shortcomings. He admitted, his team sluggish when playing against a team of good quality.
"We do have a final settlement problem. Supposedly, this problem should be solved with the existence of a system of coaching good quality young footballers who can produce good strikers," Shin said after the match, as quoted by Antara.
The South Korean coach admitted that he regretted the result of the match against Thailand. Shin assessed that his team had worked hard in the first half, but was slack in the second half.
Losing the injured Marselino Ferdinand in the final minutes of the first half, admitted the former Korean national team coach had a big impact.
"After Marselino left, the team's organization was not good. In the second half, the physicality of the players decreased, so the focus also decreased," he said.
With this result, the chance for the Indonesian national team to qualify for the semifinals of the AFF U-19 Cup remains open. The condition is to win the final two matches in Group A against the Philippines and Myanmar.
"We have to qualify," said Shin Tae-yong.
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