Hugo Samir Harvests Praise When the U-20 Indonesian National Team Mutes Fiji

CNN Indonesia

Saturday, 18 Feb 2023 18:22 WIB

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Player Indonesian U-20 National Team Hugo Samir a harvest of praise after winning 4-0 over Fiji in a mini tournament at the Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Friday (17/2) evening WIB.

Hugo showed a promising performance even though he was only played by coach Shin Tae Yong in the middle of the second half. The son of Jackson F. Tiago can give color to the game Garuda Nusantara.

Hugo shows off his mesmerizing ball skills. The speed that the 18-year-old player has also often troubles Fiji’s defenders.

Hugo had one chance to score a goal which started from his penetration into the penalty box. After that he fired a left-footed shot which the opposing player could still block and only resulted in a corner kick.

After that, Hugo became the creator of the fourth goal for the U-20 Indonesian national team which was scored by Hokky Caraka. Hugo’s indulgent bait was headed by Hokky to vibrate the opponent’s goal.

The beautiful appearance shown by Hugo received praise from netizens. Some even say that in terms of appearance, Hugo is better than Ronaldo Kwateh.

“Hugo Samir is great, the striker is really brave to stab, dare to shoot. Hopefully he will be consistent until he reaches the senior national team,” said one netizen.

“If you look at his playing style, Hugo Samir is better than Ronaldo Kwateh. The only drawback is that he doesn’t dare to shoot directly. His stabs are already good,” wrote another netizen.

The good performance shown by Hugo is good news for Shin Tae Yong. The coach from South Korea has many options on the front lines of the U-20 Indonesian National Team.

Apart from Hugo, the U-20 Indonesian National Team has fast players on the front lines, such as Arkhan Kaka, Ronaldo Kwateh, Ginanjar Wahyu, to Ferdiansyah.

(jal/jal)