The Indonesian U-20 Team Continues to Improve
According to Indra Sjafri, Coach of the Indonesian U20 National Team, there was no problem with the results of the international exhibition match against Thailand U20 which was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Friday (26/1).
In that match, Indonesia U20 narrowly lost 1-2. Indonesia's only goal was scored by Toni Firmansyah in the twelfth minute of the first half.
"I commented a little on the first international trial match for the Indonesian U-20 team, where the aim of this trial was to see or ensure the quality of individual players," said Indra Sjafri after the match.
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In this test, Indra Sjafri and his assistant carried out an evaluation. The coach who was born in West Sumatra continues to try to overcome promotion and relegation before deciding on his senior squad for the 2024 AFF U-19 Cup and 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification.
"As soon as we can, after several trial matches, we can conclude which players can still be part of the U-20 team in the future," said Indra Sjafri.
Therefore, Indra Sjafri made 8 substitutions in that match. Indra used the match against Thailand as an opportunity to test the quality of his players.
"Of course we also want to see who meets our expectations," he said
Meanwhile, Dhoni Tri Pamungkas from Garuda Nusantara used the defeat to Thailand as a benchmark. Garuda Nusantara will continue its second test against Uzbekistan on Tuesday (30/1) at Madya Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno.
"This is still a trial. In my opinion, we have worked hard on the field and lacked focus in the last minutes. With this defeat, maybe we can fix what needs to be fixed in the future and can be even better," said the player from Persija Jakarta. (*)
Sumber: pssi.org