SPLIT – A landslide victory was achieved Indonesia Under-19 National Team (Timnas) over North Macedonia 4-1 at NK Junak Sinj Stadium, Split, Croatia, Sunday (11/10/2020) WIB. All four goals from Garuda Nusantara’s squad were produced by Witan Sulaeman (12 ‘), Jack Brown (58’, 69 ‘) and Irfan Jauhari (83’).
The course of the match
First round
Shin Tae-yong’s adopted children started immediately from the beginning of the first half. The initiative resulted in a quick opportunity at four minutes. Saddam Gaffar’s header almost opened the scoring. Unfortunately, the ball is still on its side.
Five minutes later, it was David Maulana’s turn from outside the penalty area that the goalkeeper was still able to catch. The Indonesian U19 team’s attack building looks even neater. This opportunity cannot be separated from Primary Arhan’s move on the left side.
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The score changed 1-0 in the 12th minute thanks to a shot from Witan Sulaeman. The goal came from a counterattack situation where the ball landed at Braif Fatari’s feet on the edge of the penalty area. He immediately launched a career breakthrough bait to Witan Sulaeman that made no mistakes, breaking the opponent’s goal.
Buy and sell attacks occur from the middle to the end of the first half. Sadly, the two teams did not take advantage of several opportunities to score goals. The position remains 1-0 for excellence of the Indonesian U-19 national team at halftime.
Second round
The story of the second half is a bit different. Bagas Kaffa’s violation in the 47th minute resulted in a penalty for North Macedonia. Muhammad Adisatryo saved the penalty, but the execution had to be repeated. This is because the goalkeeper’s feet are not on the goal line.
Dimitar Todorovski successfully beat Adisatryo on the second chance in the 48th minute. Fortunately, conceding did not put the spirit of the Indonesian Under-19 team on hold. Instead, they went ahead again in 58 minutes.
Witan Sulaeman’s corner kick was headed by Jack Brown. However, the ball could not be cleared perfectly by the North Macedonia backline. Jack Brown caught the wild ball to restore the lead.
Saddam Gaffar had a golden opportunity in the 65th minute. However, his volley hit the post. Jack Brown again rattled the North Macedonia goalkeeper in the 69th minute. Bagas Kaffa’s bait from the right side was successfully completed with a candy.
Irfan Jauhari added the lead in the 83rd minute. Beckham Putra’s shot from outside the penalty area could not be pushed well by the goalkeeper. Irfan Jauhari immediately hit the wild ball to change the score to 4-1. The position does not change until the game is over.
Player lineups
Indonesia U19 National Team: Muhammad Adisatryo; Bagas Kaffa, Rizky Ridho, Elkan Baggott, Pratama Arhan; Witan Sulaeman, David Maulana (Brylian Aldama 55 ‘), Mohammad Kanu (Beckham Putra 55’), Irfan Jauhari; Saddam Emiruddin Gaffar (Khairul Zakiri 82 ‘), Braif Fatari (Jack Brown 20’)
Proposal: Erlangga Setyo, Yofandani Damai, Andi Irfan, Khairul Zakiri, Muhammad Fadhil, Yudha Febrian, Bayu Fiqri, Muhammad Bahril, Beckham Putra, Jack Brown, Brylian Aldama, Komang Teguh
Coach: Shin tae-yong
