Indonesia rekindles hope at SEA Games 31
Phu-ThoLowering Timor Leste 4-1, Shin Tae-yong’s teachers and students won the first three points in Group A of SEA Games 31.
*Score: Egy Maulana 16′, Witan Sulaeman 53′, 77′, Aryanto 59′ – Mouzinho 69′.
After the opening match lose heavily in Vietnam, Indonesia was given a four-day break, so it was time to recover physically. In contrast, Timor Leste was worn down by competing with a density of two days a game. They already lost to the Philippines 0-4 2-3 ahead of Myanmar. However, because of the end of competition, teachers and students Fabio Da Silva entered the game comfortably. They even earned a penalty in the 2nd minute because Mouzinho Barreto de Lima was cut down in the penalty area. But on the 11m mark, the 20-year-old striker lost to goalkeeper Sutaryadi, missed the opportunity to open the scoring for Timor Leste.
Timor Leste (white shirt) almost surprised at the beginning of the match for Indonesia. Image: Duc Dong
After escaping defeat, Indonesia controlled the game and created many opportunities. In the 16th minute they found their way into the goal of Timor Leste. From Rizky’s header cross, Egy Maulana hit a shot from close range. Six minutes later, the team of ten thousand islands had a chance to double the difference. But Egy Maulana and Jauhari could not win against goalkeeper Pereira.
Missing the opportunity to finish the opponent, Shin Tae-yong’s army almost paid the price. After sneaking into the box and facing goalkeeper Sutaryadi, Mouzinho missed the post before half-time.
In the second half, Indonesia increased the pressure, and scored consecutively. In the 53rd minute, from Santosa’s throw-in, striker Witan Sulaeman headed home Timor Leste’s net. Six minutes later, it was captain Aryanto’s turn to score the same to increase the lead to three goals.
Crushing the weakest opponent in the table, Indonesia rekindled the opportunity to enter the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games. Photo: Duc Dong
After creating a safe distance, Coach Shin withdrew some pillars. This caused Indonesia to reveal loopholes in defense. In the 69th minute, striker Mouzinho once again faced goalkeeper Sutaryadi. After the first shot was blocked, he quickly kicked to shorten the score to 1-3. But very quickly, Indonesia restored the three-goal gap thanks to Witan Sulaeman.
In the last minutes, Timor Leste could shorten the gap if Mouzinho’s free kick hit the target instead of hitting the Indonesian crossbar. Defeat 1-4, Timor Leste is eliminated but has five days off before meeting Vietnam in the last round of 15/5. And Indonesia, with the first three points, still has the door to the semi-finals but will have to meet the top two teams Philippines and Myanmar.
Duc Dong
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