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KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s under-19 team’s efforts to mature into a tough team continue. Shin Tae-yong’s team will put Dinamo Zagreb’s strength to the test.
The Indonesian U19 team’s match against Dinamo Zagreb is the seventh time that Garuda Muda’s team has played a friendly match in Croatia.
Previously, of the six test matches that had taken place, three of the Indonesian Under-19 team lost.
The other two ended in a draw and once proved victory.
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Exceptionally, the Indonesian under-19 team has never lost against a team from the Asian continent, namely the draw against Saudi Arabia (3-3) and Qatar (1-1).
Then once they won 2-1 when they faced Qatar.
Although every time they meet a team from the European continent, they always run aground. As against Bulgaria (0-3), Croatia (1-7) and Bosnia Herzegovina (0-1).
Now the team formed by coach Shin Tae-yong is back to try out one of the best teams in Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb.
In recent test records, the midfield is in the spotlight. Because, the creativity and flow of the ball felt different between the first and second half.
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The first half provided hours of flight for the players who were often on the bench. Meanwhile, the next 45 minutes played with players who had many hours of flight.
This condition made the Persib Bandung employee who joined the Indonesian U19 national team, Beckham Putra Nugraha, determined to bring to light all that he had learned in Croatia.
“We will fight hard to make a good game against Dinamo Zagreb,” Beckham Putra said on the official PSSI website.
“We have been at TC for almost a month in Croatia, we hope to get the best results tomorrow,” said the Persib Bandung player.
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Meanwhile, coach Shin Tae-yong reminded his players to be aware of the stance of the Dinamo Zagreb players, who are taller than the Indonesian under-19 players.
“As usual, we want to continue to see the development of the players in the test match against Dinamo Zagreb.”
“They are definitely superior in body posture compared to us, but players have shown good progress when playing against a taller and bigger posture,” said Shin Tae-yong.
“We expect the players to do their best and fight hard.”
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“The current state of the player is fine, the injured player has also recovered,” added the South Korean coach.