Indonesia, although they had good possession of the ball, And there were many finishing moments. In the end, they narrowly lost to Iraq and won 4th place in the under-23 Asia Cup for the first time, but still had a chance to go to the Olympic Games.
Asian Under-23 Football Championship, quarter-final on May 2 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar, was the third match between Indonesia. Representative of ASEAN Entering the field to meet Iraq In this match, whichever team wins will be guaranteed an immediate quota for men’s football in the 2024 Olympic Games in France.
The first half of the game started with Iraq gaining more possession and attacking the ball. But Indonesia had a thrilling chance to score, which was even more impressive. Open in front of the door. The Iraq defender headed into the path of Ivar Jenner, placing a long shot just outside the penalty area. Send the ball into the net, giving the Indonesian army a 1-0 lead.
However, in the 27th minute, Iraq had the chance to win from a corner kick on the starboard side, Mohammed Muntader turning in front of the goal. The Indonesian goalkeeper came out with a poor punch and Muhammad Nihad repeated his header before Sai Tahsin’s header found the back of the net again, bringing the two teams back to a 1-1 draw.
In the second half, both teams tried to open the game and exchange fun. There is a continuous opportunity to bring the ball into the opposing team’s penalty area. But there was still no dangerous moment to score many more goals After 60 minutes, both teams began to slow down their attacks to maintain security. As a result, there were no additional exciting moments, causing the need to play in extra time.
Starting in the first half of extra time in the 96th minute, Mohammed Muntader paid Ali Jasim to score the first goal of the game, giving Iraq a 2-1 lead and rising to the position of the Solo scorer in this competition is 4 goals .
In the second half of extra time, Indonesia took the lead and launched a strong offensive game. Meanwhile, Iraq changed their game by emphasizing deep defense in their own territory. After that, with no extra scores, the game ended with Iraq defeating Indonesia, securing 3rd place in the Asian Championship. With quotas for the 2024 Olympics
As for Indonesia, although they lost, they made a record of reaching the finals of the Asian Championships. for the first time and successfully winning 4th place There is also a chance to go to the Olympic Games. But we have to go to the playoffs with Guinea, the representative from the African continent.
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