A play-off match related to the Olympic men's football quota ended not long ago, facing the African team Guinea, the big dark horse Indonesia team of the U23 Asian Cup still did not find the feeling of winning, they lost 0-1 to the opponent, and suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions, and the dream of entering the Olympic Games has also completely come to naught!
Fans who follow Asian football should know that in the U23 Asian Cup, which started in April, a super dark horse was born, and they are the Indonesian team from Southeast Asia. may be in the impression of many fans, the Indonesian team has always been the "belly" of Asian football, and it is difficult to stir up any waves. However, in the past two years, through the means of naturalization, high-level foreign players have been introduced one after another, and the level of the Indonesian men's football team has made a qualitative leap!
First, in the round of 36 of the Asian zone of the World Cup qualifiers, Indonesia's senior national team defeated Vietnam in two legs, and has already entered the door of the round of 18 with one foot, and then their U23 men's football team also made history. In the latest U23 Asian Cup, the Indonesian team participated in the first competition, beating the Australian team and the Jordan team, and broke through from the group stage in an upset. In the subsequent knockout round, they defeated the favorite South Korea through a penalty shootout, and for the first time in team history, they unbelievably reached the top 4!
However, in the semi-finals and the third-place finals, the Indonesians did not perform miracles again, losing 0-2 and 1-2 to Uzbekistan and Iraq respectively, and finally finished fourth in the tournament, missing out on a direct Olympic spot. However, Indonesia still have their hopes of qualifying, and if they win the play-offs, they can still make a thrilling late breakthrough and become the fourth team from Asia to compete at the Olympics.
Against Guinea from Africa, Indonesia still did not find the feeling of winning, and they were conceded a penalty in the first half and fell into an early 1-0 deficit. Yibian fought again, although the Indonesian team tried to launch a counterattack, but in the face of the opponent's tight defense, they did not create too good opportunities to break the goal, but the Guinean team's counterattack played impressively, if it were not for the Indonesian goalkeeper Sila to perform well and make key saves one after another, the suspense of the game may have been killed early in the morning!
In the end, the Indonesian team lost 0-1 to their opponents, suffered three consecutive defeats in all competitions, and could only watch the Guinean team get the last ticket to the Paris Olympics. Although the dream of entering the Olympic Games was shattered, the performance of the Indonesian team was still praised by many fans. At least in the U23 Asian Cup, their performance can be said to be completely better than the Chinese team. Although it has participated in many times, the Chinese team has not broken through from the group stage so far, and it is already a big surprise to be able to get a victory.
The Indonesian team participated in the tournament for the first time, not only successfully entered the knockout round, but even reached the semi-finals for the first time, and almost got the ticket to the Olympic Games. Perhaps in the near future, the Indonesian team will also become a strong rival of the Chinese men's football team, and it has become more and more difficult for us to break out of Asia!