Indonesia U.23 team is worried that there are not enough players to compete for bronze with Malaysia

Rachmat Irianto, Ricky Kambuaya and Firza Andika have been confirmed to miss the match against Malaysia U.23. These 3 players were suspended after receiving a red card in the game U.23 Indonesia lost to U.23 Thailand 0-1 in the semi-finals on May 19. Not to mention that the main striker Egy Maulana Vikri is unlikely to be able to play after being substituted in the middle of the match against Thailand U.23 due to injury.

Indonesia U.23 team (red shirt) has 3 players suspended in the 3rd place match DUC TIEN DAT

Not stopping there, midfielder Elkan Baggott, who is on the roster SEA Games 31, has not been to Vietnam yet. According to the sheet Suara, the English-Indonesian player of the Ipswich Town Club (England) is currently injured, so he cannot join the army. This means that U.23 Indonesia has only 15 players ready to play to face Malaysia U.23, but including 2 goalkeepers.

According to the regulations of the organizers, the teams only register 20 players to Vietnam to compete. Thus, in the bronze medal match, U.23 Indonesia has only 4 reserve players, including 1 goalkeeper.

The main striker Egy (No. 10) is injured INDEPENDENCE

Not only facing a player crisis, coach Shin Tae-yong is even more worried because the absent players are the mainstay of the Indonesian U.23 team. Midfielders Ricky Kambuaya and Egy Maulana Vikri both have important roles in the Indonesia U.23 team.

The most positive news for the human leader Korea It was the return of right-back Asnawi Mangkualam after a suspension in the semi-finals, but the national team captain still doubted his ability to play because he had just recovered from an injury. Asnawi, if he plays, will side with Fachruddin Aryanto, Rizky Ridho and Alfeandra Dewangga in the defense of the island team.

Coach Shin Tae-yong set his determination to win against Malaysia U.23 to dispel the disappointment of losing to Thailand U.23 INDEPENDENCE

Meanwhile, Ricky Kambuaya’s place could be replaced by Syahrian Abhimanyu to play with Marselino Ferdinand and naturalized star Marc Klok. In attack, striker Saddil Ramdani has just returned from Sabah FC (Malaysia) to Vietnam to be ready to replace Egy. Two young talents Witan Sulaeman and Irfan Jauhari can still be trusted by coach Shin Tae-yong to support Saddil Ramdani or Muhammad Ridwan or Ronaldo Kwateh.

Malaysia U.23 (yellow shirt) determined to win bronze INDEPENDENCE

According to the Indonesian press, although there are still some suitable substitutes, Shin Tae-yong’s worry is that he will get injured in the next match because the number of substitutes is too small. Because even though it was a bronze medal match, U.23 Indonesia was required to win to dispel the disappointment of not reaching the goal of winning gold at this SEA Games.