SEA Games 2023: Preview Of The Indonesian U-22 National Team Vs Myanmar
JAKARTA – The Indonesian national team carried a mission to hunt down the second phase of the 2023 SEA Games Group A victory when they faced Myanmar in the second match of the preliminary.The duel between the Garuda squad against Myanmar will take place at the National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, May 4, 2023. Kick off the match starts at 16.00 WIB.This is the second match for Indonesia and Myanmar. In the first match, Indonesia won 3-0 over the Philippines, while Myanmar won 1-0 against Timor Leste.Indonesia U-22 national team coach Indra Sjafri said his team was encouraged to secure three points in the match against Myanmar. They are in good health chasing the target in order to increase the chance to the semifinals.” We have four days of recovery to make maximum preparation. Yesterday we had time to watch directly Myanmar and already knew their quality,” said Indra Sjafri as quoted from the PSSI website.The Indonesian U-22 national team is now in second place in the Group A standings with three points. Meanwhile, Myanmar is trailing in third place with the same collection of points.Thus, the Indonesia vs Myanmar duel is predicted to be exciting. The winner of this match will move up to the top of the Group A standings shifting Cambodia which packs four points from two matches."Jadi fokus kita per per pertandingan. Dari awal saya sudah memberitahu bahwa kita fokus dari pertandingan ke pertandingan. Yang jelas di pertandingan pertama kita selesaikan dengan urusan positif,” kata Indra.On paper, Indonesia should be optimistic about facing Myanmar. The history of meeting the two countries at the SEA Games is the reason for Indra Sjafri's troops to be more confident in the duel this evening.Of the previous 12 duels, Indonesia won a total of seven wins compared to three wins belonging to Myanmar. Meanwhile, the other two matches ended in a draw.As for the last five meetings, Indonesia won four times and suffered a loss once. Indonesia's only defeat occurred at the 2015 SEA Games. At that time, the Garuda squad lost 2-4.Schedule of Indonesia vs Myanmar:National Olympic Stadium, Phnom PenhThursday, May 4, 2023 at 16.00 WIB