JAKARTA – The U-20 Indonesian national

team lost their first match in Group A of the

2023 U-20 Asian Cup. At that time, Garuda
Nusantara gave up 0-2 from Iraq.

However, the defeat has tried to be forgotten by the national team players. Now they are
looking at the next match.

Shin Tae-yong’s team will meet Syria on Saturday, March 4. There are problems that must
be addressed if you don’t want the results against Iraq to happen again.

Indonesia U-20 National Team player, Alfriyanto Nico hopes that his team will be better than
the previous match.

“Hopefully it can maximize opportunities and not concede,” said the Indonesian winger.

Nico stated that he and his colleagues had learned from the match against Iraq. They also
realized that there were still some things that needed to be addressed.

“Evaluation for the future must also fix passing, the problem of passing and communication
is necessary as well, and finishing issues are the most important,” said the Persija Jakarta
player.

The U-20 Indonesian national team must play in a cold enough temperature situation, which
may affect most players who are accustomed to playing in tropical climates.

However, Nico stated that the players must adapt quickly and not be able to make this a
reason for their not performing optimally.
“The weather problem is influential, but players must also adapt quickly, because what can
we do, we also have to adjust to the temperature here,” Nico concluded, as reported by
Antara, Friday, March 3.

The match against Syria will be played in the same place as the first match, namely
Lokomotiv Tashkent Stadium. The match can be a life-to-life match for the U-20 Indonesian
national team, which currently occupies the caretaker position of Group A with zero points.

Indonesia’s chances of qualifying for the knockout phase have not been fully closed, as Iraq
and host Uzbekistan will also meet on Saturday. If Garuda Muda could steal three points
against Syria, Indonesia’s chances of advancing to the next round would be maintained.