Lawa Indonesia Match Becomes Determination, Malaysia Coach: Ball It's Roundabout

Malaysia's U-17 national team coach Osmera bin Omaro (left) and his squad captain Muhammad Danish Darus. (Photo via Antara/Michael Siahaan)

JAKARTA - The Malaysian team will fight hard to be able to beat Indonesia in the last match of Group B of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Victory is indeed a must for Malaysia if they want to qualify for the finals.

Currently, Malaysia is in second place in the standings with seven points. They are two points adrift of Indonesia which is at the top of the standings.

Only the group leader will qualify automatically for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup finals.

Namun, tugas Malaysia tak mudah. Indonesia sedang on fire. Dalam tiga laga yang berjalan, semuanya berakhir dengan kemenangan.

Meanwhile, in the same number of matches, Malaysia won twice and one draw. The only result of the series, surprisingly, was obtained when they faced Guam.

However, Malaysia was not afraid. "Indonesia is a good team and has high motivation. However, the ball is round," said Malaysian coach Osmera bin Omaro, as reported by Antara.

The Malaysian coaching staff reportedly continues to monitor Indonesia's appearance in the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers starting the first match.

This effort was assisted by PSSI's policy which broadcasts all Indonesian U-17 national team matches on private television stations and online viewing services.

"So we can see Indonesia on the internet," said Osmera.

Malaysia's U-17 national team captain Muhammad Danish Darus also emphasized that he and his colleagues were ready to fight Indonesia. "We will follow the coach's instructions," said Danish.

If Malaysia must win over Indonesia to lock up a place in the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup, Indonesia only needs the draw from the match to win the group and advance directly to the Asian Cup.

However, if you lose to Malaysia, Indonesia will be ranked second and qualified for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup can only be achieved if it is included in the best six "runners ups" from 10 groups in qualifying.