Before the life-and-death match against Korea, coach Shin Tae Yong received a special reward

Coach Shin Tae Yong made history for Indonesian football when he reached the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Championship in his first appearance. Not only that, he also faces the opportunity to help U23 Indonesia win tickets to attend the 2024 Olympics.

If they win against U23 Korea in the quarter-final match taking place at 00:30 on April 26, U23 Indonesia will at least have a ticket to the play-off round to compete for the Olympic spot. According to allocation, Asia will have three slots. The 4th ranked team will compete in the play-off with the African representative U23 Guinea to win tickets to continue.

Before the moment of life and death, coach Shin Tae Yong suddenly received a “huge gift”. President of the Indonesian Football Federation, Erick Thohir, determined to extend the contract with the Korean coach according to a contract valid until 2027.

The head of Indonesian football confirmed: “After enjoying typical Korean dishes and discussing the plans of Indonesian football until 2027, we decided to continue to cooperate with coach Shin Tae Yong.” .

According to the Indonesian press, after returning from Qatar, coach Shin Tae Yong will officially sign a contract until 2027. If he wins a ticket to the Olympics, the Korean strategist will be rewarded. big.

In fact, coach Shin Tae Yong has completed two important tasks for Indonesian football. First, he helped this country’s national team pass the group stage of the Asian Cup for the first time. After that, he also made history when he reached the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Championship with the U23 Indonesia team.

Before the match against U23 Korea, coach Shin Tae Yong said: “Like the information in the Korean media, I honestly want to face U23 Japan with U23 Indonesia. In my heart, I just want to meet U23 Korea in the final of the U23 Asian Championship.

I want both U23 Indonesia and U23 Korea to win tickets to the Olympics. However, with the current situation, we are forced to make every effort to win against U23 Korea in the quarterfinals.”

Talking about his mood when facing his hometown team, coach Shin Tae Yong affirmed that he was very calm. He added: “At this moment, I am very calm. We have more rest than the Korean U23. Furthermore, I clearly understand the strength of the opponent.”

The match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Korea took place at Khalifa Stadium at 00:30 on April 26.