The coach of the Indonesian U-23 team, Shin Tae-yong, revealed one of the main reasons why his team could not play freely against Uzbekistan in the semifinal match of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. That was because of the nervous factor that surrounded them.
“Before the match started, the players felt a little nervous. It affected the team so they couldn’t play very well. In the previous match, normally we could play well,” said Shin Tae-yong after the Indonesia vs Uzbekistan match, Monday (29/4) .
In the previous three matches, the Garuda Muda squad performed impressively, beating strong teams such as Australia, Jordan and South Korea. Against Uzbekistan, Rizky Ridho and his friends were forced to defend and found it difficult to develop their game.
Shin Tae-yong also admitted that Uzbekistan played better. Even so, he still appreciates the struggle of his foster children.
“I appreciate the good effort from the players. I think Uzbekistan played well and gave a good effort too,” said Shin.
Throughout the match, Uzbekistan played dominantly with ball control. Indonesia had difficulty developing a game with high pressing from Uzbekistan.
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In the first half, Garuda Muda’s defense was able to reduce Uzbekistan’s attacks.
In the second half, Indonesia scored a goal in the 61st minute through Muhammad Ferrari. However, the referee disallowed the goal after VAR checked that Ramadhan Sananta was offside in the process of creating the goal.
Indonesia then conceded in the 68th minute through Khusain Norchaev’s goal. Indonesia had to play with 10 people when Rizky Ridho received a red card in the 84th minute.
Not long after, Uzbekistan doubled their lead through Pratama Arhan’s own goal which made the score 0-2 and lasted until the end. (Z-11)
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