Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Shin Tae Yong thank the President Joko Widodo who came directly to the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium to watch the match between the Indonesian national team and Cambodia in the 2022 AFF Cup.
In the 2022 AFF Cup match, the Indonesian national team narrowly won 2-1, Friday (23/12). The president’s presence in the first match was hoped by Shin to be a big moral support from the country.
“Indeed all the seats were not filled, but with permission from the police, the full percentage of spectators was also given by the police [maksimal 30 ribu penonton],” Shin said at a press conference.
“For that I want to thank you. Until President Jokowi also came to provide support. Thank you for the presence of Indonesian football fans,” he said.
Moral support from supporters and the president will be used as motivation. Shin believes the players will play even better in the next matches to fulfill their ambition of becoming champions.
After this match, the Red and White team will travel to Malaysia against Brunei, Monday (26/12). It is planned that Fachruddin Aryanto and his friends will fly by chartered plane on Saturday (24/12) afternoon.
After that the national team players will return to Indonesia. This is to look at the next match against Thailand on Thursday (29/12). The audience quota given for this match is 50 thousand.
Shin hopes the audience can fulfill SUGBK. This is because the duel against Thailand which is a repeat of the 2020 AFF Cup is believed to be fierce.
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