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Indonesian football, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, has reached the Olympics for the first time in 68 years, but has not managed to pass the final hurdle.
Coach Shin Tae-yong was even sent off in an uncertain decision.
Still, Coach Shin expressed his gratitude to the Indonesian and Korean fans.
Reporter Kim Ki-beom reports.
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Clairefontaine, France, where the final Olympic qualifiers between Indonesia and Guinea took place.
It was a small stadium similar to a training ground, and dozens of Indonesian fans prayed for Shin Tae-yong to advance to the Olympics.
The rather poor stadium facilities eventually became poison.
An unexpected penalty was called when the Guinea striker went down, but the video review was not possible.
Indonesia, trailing after conceding the first goal, failed to score a consolation goal and conceded another penalty midway through the second half, and coach Shin Tae-yong protested fiercely.
Director Shin, who could not control his anger, received two cards at once and was thrown out.
[“신태용! 신태용! 신태용!”]
In the end, Indonesia lost 1-0 to Guinea and failed to progress to the Olympics for the first time in 68 years.
[신태용/인도네시아 23세 이하 대표팀 감독 : “너무 억울하고 우리가 이 경기를 위해 준비했던 모든 것이 한순간에 물거품이 되니까 그런 부분이 너무 억울한 거죠.”]
Although the team was thwarted during the final hurdle of the Olympics, coach Shin Tae-yong continued to create a sensation as the leader of the Korean Wave in Southeast Asian football by defeating Korea in the quarter-finals.
[신태용/감독 : “우리 한국팬들이 한국을 이겼으니 인도네시아가 올림픽 티켓을 땄으면 좋겠다란 마음으로 응원을 많이 해주셨는데, 인도네시아 축구가 발전해나가는 모습을 이 대회를 통해 전 세계에 알렸다고 생각합니다.”]
Shin Tae-yong, who took Indonesian football to the next level, now takes on a new challenge in the North, Central and American World Cup Asian qualifiers.
This is KBS News Kim Ki-beom.
Video Editing: Ha Dong-woo
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