Indonesia Loses to Afghanistan, Garuda Fails to Earn Redemption
jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The Indonesian national soccer team had to submit 0-1 to Afghanistan in the international test match at Gloria Stadium, Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday (16/11) night.
The Garuda squad failed to earn redemption after last May they lost with a score of 2-3.
The two teams actually appeared quite balanced. Indonesia seemed to be playing more defensively with a quick counter-attack strategy. There were two ripe opportunities, but none of them resulted in a goal.
On the other hand, Afghanistan appeared quite aggressive by continuing to confine the defense of the Garuda players.
The Garuda squad was able to threaten the Afghan team in the fourth minute as Ricky Kambuaya received a sweet pass from Witan Sulaeman. Unfortunately, Ricky's kick went sideways.
In the eighth minute, Dedik Setiawan's collaboration with Witan almost led to a goal. However, Witan's shot, which was made in an unmarked position, was wide.
After that, Afghanistan, who already understood Indonesia's style of play, continued to attack Garuda's defense. A mistake from the opponent team was used by Farshad Noor to shoot, but it also went wide.
The slick cooperation of Evan Dimas, Ricky, and Dedik had threatened the Afghan goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, Dedik's kick was still weak and failed to rip the opponent's net.
