Shin Tae-yong Disappointed The Indonesian National Team Only Wins 2-1 Over The Philippines, Resolution Becomes Evaluation Material

Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong. (Photo via Antara/Michael Siahaan)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team stepped into the semifinals of the 2022 AFF Cup after a 2-1 win over the Philippines at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Monday, January 2 evening. However, this victory did not make the coach, Shin Tae-yong happy.

Instead, he was annoyed that his team only won 2-1 over the hosts. "I'm very dissatisfied with the match and very unhappy," Shin said in a press conference after the match.

Again, the problem of finishing has become a shortage of the Garuda Squad. The South Korean coach was annoyed that his team could not create additional goals from the many opportunities.

Moreover, with the failure to score many goals, Indonesia failed to realize its target of winning Group A.

In the match against the Philippines, based on official statistics of the 2022 AFF Cup, Indonesia made a total of 16 kicks, with seven of them on target and nine off the mark. This record is much better than his opponent who made eight shots, of which only four headed for the target.

"Starting from the first match against Cambodia, I emphasized to the players to score when they get the chance. Today it turns out to be the same, we can't take advantage of chances well even though performance continues to improve. I am disappointed and this must be evaluated," said Shin.

With this 2-1 victory, the Indonesian national team had to settle for qualifying with runner-up status because they lost the goal difference to Thailand, even though they were both 10 points. The reason is that at the same time, Thailand beat Cambodia with a score of 3-1.

In the top four phase, Indonesia will meet Group B winners. In the first leg, Indonesia will host on January 6, 2023. While the second leg will take place at the opponent's home, January 9, 2023.