JAKARTA The coach of the Indonesian U-22 national team, Indra Sjafri, is happy that he will not be able to destroy Vietnam in the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games semifinal match to get a final ticket.
Indra led the Garuda squad to get tickets for the final of the biennial event after securing a dramatic 3-2 victory over Vietnam at the Olympic Stadium, Cambodia, Saturday, May 13, 2023 evening WIB.
"The first time to say thank God we were able to win the match," said Indra Sjafri after the match.
Indonesia opened the scoring when the game had only been running for ten minutes through Komang Teguh Trisnanda. Vietnam then equalized the score through Van Tung's goal after using Nguyen Phu Duc's pass.
Muhammad Ferarri then made Indonesia again ahead after halftime before Bagas Kahfa's own goal made it equal 2-2.
Victory for Indonesia was then determined through Muhammad Taufany's goal in extra minutes. The result brought Indonesia to the final for the eighth time in this multi-branch history.
"I think this is a tight match from the first to the last minute and we played with 10 people but Alhamdulillah we were able to win the game," said Indra.
"Secondly, I want to appreciate the vietnam coach. The difference in the way Vietnam is now showing is much smoother and unlike what happened before," he added.
This final ticket allows Indonesia to end the gold medal drought which has lasted 32 years since Manila 1991.
After the last gold medal, Indonesia has played the final four times, but always lost. Therefore, this final will be the next opportunity for Indonesia to end curiosity.
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