Indonesia was eliminated in the Asian U20 tournament
A few hours after Vietnam lost 1-3 to Iran and stopped at the 2023 Asian U20 tournament, the remaining representative of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, also said goodbye to the tournament at the same Istiqlol stadium. The 0-0 draw made Shin Tae-yong's army only get four points, three points behind the top of Uzbekistan. They are equal in points with Iraq but are behind because they lost 0-2 in the confrontation with this opponent. Unable to reach the semi-finals of the Asian U20 tournament, but Indonesia still has a ticket to the final round of the U20 FIFA World Cup 2022 due to being the host.
Indonesia must win in the last match to continue because it only has three points (lost to Iraq 0-2 and won against Syria 1-0). However, coach Shin's army could not hold the ball to launch an attack when their opponent, host Uzbekistan, had a superior level, and was energized by nearly 20,000 fans.
During the first half, Indonesia retreated deep into the home field, fighting back. The duo of strikers Caraka and Kwateh often have to step back to support the defense, and when organizing the attack, it is too lonely between the opponent's defense. As a result, Indonesia failed to launch a single shot on the goal of Uzbekistan in the first 45 minutes. The second half took place with the same game, the ball almost only rolled on the Indonesian field.
The whole match Uzbekistan held the ball 61%, launched 18 shots, three times more than Indonesia. But the home team also could not score when lacking a bit of precision and luck in the finishing phase. Typically, Fayzullaev's shot hit the Indonesian defender's face when the goal was wide open in the 21st minute or Akhrorov's free kick hit the bar in the 62nd minute. In the 73rd minute, captain Rahmonaliyev sent the ball to hit the Indonesian defender's foot, changing the direction, causing the Indonesian defender to change direction. goalkeeper Sumawijaya completely gave up, but the ball once again hit the Indonesian crossbar.
At the top with seven points, Uzbekistan entered the quarter-finals to meet the second place in Group B, Australia, the team with the same six points as Vietnam but advanced thanks to more than the sub-index.
