U23 Malaysia surprisingly wins against U23 Indonesia

Coming to this tournament, U23 Indonesia brought a very strong squad. They have many players who won the gold medal at the recent SEA Games 32 such as Bagas Kaffa, Ramadhan Sananta, Beckham Putra, Alfeandra Dewangga... Therefore, coach Shin Tae Yong's team is considered a championship candidate.

Meanwhile, U23 Malaysia has not had good results recently. At SEA Games 32, they even had to stop right from the group stage.

With that difference, it is not surprising that U23 Indonesia holds the game. Attacking stars like Beckham Putra, Arkhan Fikri, Irfan Jauhari continuously create storms towards the goal of U23 Malaysia.

The attacks helped U23 Indonesia open the scoring in the 29th minute. Sananta escaped down the left wing, skillfully dribbling past the Malaysian defender. He then fired a low shot into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Rahadiazli helpless.

Being behind, U23 Malaysia was forced to raise their formation. This gave U23 Indonesia more chances. But coach Shin Tae Yong's strikers could not take advantage of the opportunity.

This made U23 Indonesia pay the price in the second half, when U23 Malaysia sent in Scottish player Fergus Tierney. In the 54th minute, he entered the penalty area and was fouled by Kadek Arel. From the penalty spot, Tierney coolly equalized for U23 Malaysia.

In the 62nd minute, Fergus Tierney once again spoke up. He took the first step and then finished delicately in the penalty area, bringing the lead to 2-1 for U23 Malaysia.

In the remaining time, U23 Indonesia tried to find an equalizer but failed. The 3 points helped U23 Malaysia temporarily rise to the top of Group B.

In the second match of Group B of the Southeast Asian U23 Championship taking place on August 20, U23 Indonesia will meet the remaining opponent of the group, U23 Timor Leste.

According to Tuoi Tre