One Step Away, Indonesia Can Qualify for the Paris Olympics
- ANTARA/HO-PSSI
Qatar – The Indonesian National Team managed to qualify for the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup after beating South Korea st the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar, on Friday.
Indonesia Successfully got victory by penalty goal, winning 11-10 after the match ended 2-2 following 120 minutes of match.
Rafael Struick scored twice for Indonesia who were pegged back twice by a Komang Teguh own goal and a Jeong Sang-bin strike.
South Korea went down to 10 men in the 70th minute but held on for penalties.
Indonesia’s Pratama Arhan scored the decisive penalty after Lee Kang-hee’s spot-kick was saved.
In short, Indonesia successfully creates new history for the U-23 National Team. As a debut team in he U-23 Asian Cup, they managed to qualify for the semifinals,
So, after beating South Korea on penalties, Indonesia is now up against Uzbekistan in the semifinals at Khalifa International Stadium on Monday (April 29).
If Indonesia wins against Uzbekistan, then the Paris Olympics are in sight.