NOBARTV NEWS Young Garuda humiliates Argentina, The young Garuda squad displayed classy action when they played against Argentina at the 2024 Seoul Earth on Us Cup. In that match, Arkhan Kaka et al successfully made a comeback against the young Albiceleste team.
As is known, the Indonesian U20 National Team coached by Indra Sjafri is currently in South Korea. There, they are participating in a mini tournament called the Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024. In addition to Indonesia, three other teams are also taking part, such as the Argentine National Team, South Korea, and Thailand.
Yesterday, in its first match, the Indonesian U20 National Team faced the Argentine National Team. Interestingly, this match ended with a surprising victory for the young Garuda squad over their opponents. Having fallen behind first, the young Garuda made a comeback against the Latin American team.
In the match, Argentina U20 scored first through Mirko Juarez Zemlich. The goal was scored in the 18th minute through a header. Mirko had previously managed to score after deflecting Rodrigo Ezequiel Stocco's hard kick.
After Argentina's goal, the young Garuda squad tried to counterattack. The Indonesian National Team squad repeatedly troubled the young Albiceleste defense - but unfortunately, no goals were scored by the Garuda squad until half time.
Entering the second half, Indra made several changes. The coach's efforts finally paid off after Kadek Arel equalized with a header in the 75th minute. The young Bali United player perfectly welcomed Maouri Ananda Yves' free kick.
The goal made the opponent's mentality drop. Meanwhile, the Garuda squad, Arkhan Kaka et al. increasingly intensely carried out attacks after attacks. The effort finally paid off after the Argentine goalkeeper committed a violation against Muhamad Ragil in the penalty box. The referee pointed to the white spot and Maouri Ananda Yves executed it perfectly.
The score of 2-1 lasted until the long whistle was blown. The dramatic victory was greeted with great joy. Meanwhile, Argentina, Lucas Cuffia et al left the field with a sense of disappointment. To the point, they did not shake hands with the Garuda squad after the match.
Erick Thohir's words after the match
PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir did not remain silent with the surprising victory. He said that the victory of the Indonesian National Team was a history. Because as is known, the senior Argentine team strengthened by mega stars such as Lionel Messi some time ago won the 2022 World Cup.
"This is a historic victory. I, who watched the match, saw the extraordinary struggle of our players. Moreover, they scored a comeback victory after falling behind first. Really salute. Even though we were able to beat Argentina, a team ranked far above us, remember not to be arrogant or proud," said Erick Thohir as reported on the official PSSI website.
"Not only appreciating the phenomenal victory, Erick also praised the game of coach Indra Sjafri's team who were not afraid to face a team as strong as Argentina. "I also think our defense is solid. We were attacked several times, but we were able to get out of the pressure. Hopefully this will be a capital in terms of good mentality as long as we remember, their journey is still long," he concluded.
Here is the line-up of players for Indonesia vs Argentina
U-20 Indonesian National Team: Ikram Algiffari; Meshaal Hamzah Osman, Kadek Arel, Iqbal Gwijangge; Alfharezi Buffon, Figo Dennis, Tony Firmansyah, Dony Tri Pamungkas; Arlyansyah Abdulmanan, Ousmane Maiket Camara, Riski Afrisal
Coach: Indra Sjafri
Argentina U-20 National Team: Lucas Cuffia; Zahir Ibarra Rached, Nazareno Roselli, Mirko Juarez Zemlich; Tiago Esidin Gonzalez, Jonathan Ledesma, Rodrigo Ezequiel Stocco, Matias Favale, Santiago Colidio, Mateo Benegas, Tomas Bernardoni
Coach: Claudio Gugnali
