The U-23 Indonesian national team will face Australia in the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. The first leg will be played on Tuesday (26/10) night WIB.
Indonesia Vs Australia will face off in a two-legged match in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which is the host of Group G. They will be played on October 26 and October 29, respectively.
The schedule for the U-23 National Team Vs Australia itself has undergone a change, aka it has been moved forward one day. Previously, matches were played on 27 and 30 October.
Initially, the U-23 Indonesian National Team will also face China and Brunei Darussalam in this qualifying round. But both countries have declared their withdrawal due to the COVID-19 situation.
That’s what then made the AFC finally decide the U-23 and Australia national teams to face each other twice. When there were still four teams, each team originally played three matches against each other once.
With this situation, after China and Brunei withdrew, the U-23 national team had to aim for group winners or a point ahead of Australia in order to qualify for the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. This was because the runner-up ticket quota for Group G had been abolished by The AFC remembers that this group leaves Indonesia and Australia.
This has also been confirmed by Shin Tae-yong, the coach of the Indonesian national team. Victory over Australia was targeted after making preparations with test matches against Tajikistan and Nepal.
“We prepared everything well and arrived here (Tajikistan). Previously, we had two test matches with Tajikistan and Nepal,” said Shin Tae-yong when giving a press statement, Monday (25/10/2021).
“The match (Vs Australia) is very important for us, because there are two participants who have withdrawn
In the test match, the U-23 national team defeated Tajikistan with a score of 2-1 and won 2-0 over Nepal.
Schedule of the U-23 Indonesia National Team Vs Australia (Leg I) in the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Di Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 WIB (17:00 local time)
(krs / then)
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