U23 Indonesia lost to host Qatar in the opening match of the U23 Asian Cup
(Baonghean.vn) - Playing with one less player due to two red cards, U23 Indonesia suffered a 0-2 defeat to host U23 Qatar in their first participation in the U23 Asian finals.
U23 Indonesia, in their first participation in the U23 Asian finals, entered the match with relative confidence as they were the team that controlled the ball more, with more ball possession (57%) than host U23 Qatar in the first half.
And it was the Southeast Asian representatives who had the most dangerous opportunity. In the 39th minute, starting from an attack on the left wing, Rafael Struick fired a shot that hit the post of the Qatar U23 goal. A situation where luck was not on the side of the team from the archipelago.
Not yet regretting the opportunity to take the lead, U23 Indonesia had to concede a goal just a few minutes later. Center back Rizky Ridho was determined to have fouled the home player in the penalty area. This was the situation that Tajikistani referee Nasrullo Kabirov personally reviewed the VAR screen, before pointing to the penalty spot. On the 11m mark, Khaled Ali made no mistake to open the score for U23 Qatar in the 45+1 minute.
The first half ended with a 1-0 lead for the home team Qatar.
Indonesia's inexperience in their first participation in the AFC U23 Championship was demonstrated in the second half, when Ivar Jenner received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 46th minute. And what had to happen happened, in the 54th minute, Ahmed Al-Rawi executed a technical free kick to double the gap for the home team U23 Qatar.
In the remaining minutes of the match, despite their best efforts, the 10 players of U23 Indonesia could not score any goals. Garuda even had another player sent off after Ramadhan Sananta received a red card. In the end, U23 Indonesia lost 0-2 on the opening day against U23 Qatar.
After the first round of matches, U23 Qatar is the leading team in the group. The next two positions belong to U23 Jordan and U23 Australia as both sides drew in a goalless match./.