Indonesia U-22 Vs Lebanon: Beckham Leads Garuda To Revenge

The expression of happiness for Indonesian national team players after scoring a goal against Lebanon (Photo: Cosmas/VOI)

JAKARTA - Beckham Putra's quick goal led the Indonesian U-22 national team to secure a narrow 1-0 victory over Lebanon. This result is also a token of revenge for Garuda. Playing at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday, April 16, 2023, Beckham scored his only goal for Indonesia in this test match when the game had only been running for five minutes. Persib Bandung's player netted the ball with a flat shot from outside the penalty box after taking advantage of a communication error at the back of Lebanon in an effort to anticipate Rizky Ridho's long pass. The ball was hit in the back of Hokky Caraka before falling on Beckham's feet. Beckham, who was observant when he saw the Lebanese goalkeeper had left the mouth of the goal, immediately fired an accurate shot. This is the third trial carried out by Garuda troops as well as the second against Lebanon. Previously, Garuda lost 1-2 in the inaugural match on Friday, April 14 yesterday. Before the two matches against Lebanon, Indonesia had already faced Bhayangkara FC. In that match, Indra Sjafri's troops were held to a 1-1 draw by The Guardian. This trial is a series of preparations to face the 2023 Cambodian SEA Games. Indonesia is included in Group A out of a total of 10 countries divided into two groups at the event. In the group stage, Indonesia will face Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor Leste, and host Cambodia. The series of men's soccer competitions in the 2023 SEA Games will begin on April 29. Garuda troops will start their journey in the group phase against the Philippines, Saturday, April 29. Following that in a row Indonesia will face Myanmar (May 4), Timor Leste (May 7), and Cambodia (May 10). Indonesia has been fasting for 32 years for gold medals from football at this biennial event. The last time Garuda won the event was in 1991 when this event took place was in the Philippines. That is the second gold for Indonesia in the history of multi-sports in the Southeast Asian region. Indonesia won one other gold medal in 1987 in Jakarta. After this, Indonesia will still play another trial match against the local team on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The plan is for PSM Makassar or Dewa United to be chosen as opponents. The composition of Indonesian vs Lebanon players: Indonesia U-22 (4-4-2): Adi Satryo; Fajar Fathurrahman, Rizky Ridho, Alfeandra Dewangga, Salman Alfarid; Beckham Putra, David Maulana, Kanu Helmiawan, Rifky Dwi Septiawan; Hokky Caraka, Ronaldo Kwateh. Lebanon (4-3-3): Hadi Kanj; Abdul Razzak Dakramanji, Alex Al Ratel, Maxime Aoun, Mohamad Al Mahdi; Ali Shaitou, Mohamad Ghamluuch, Samuel Harb; Alaa Ezzo, Ali Kassas, Mohamad Sadek.