ASIA U23 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2024
9:00 p.m. April 25: U23 Qatar – U23 Japan (Quarterfinals 1)
00:30 April 26: U23 Korea – U23 Indonesia (Quarterfinals 2)
9:00 p.m. April 26: U23 Uzbekistan – U23 Saudi Arabia (Quarterfinals 3)
00:30 April 27: Iraq U23 – Vietnam U23 (Quarterfinals 4)
9:00 p.m. April 29: Win Quarterfinals 1 – Win Quarterfinals 4 (Semifinals 1)
00:30 April 30: Win Quarterfinals 2 – Win Quarterfinals 3 (Semifinals 2)
10:30 p.m. May 2: Lose Semi-final 1 – Lose Semi-final 2 (Third place match)
10:30 p.m. May 3: Winner of Semi-final 1 – Winner of Semi-final 2 (Final)
Fate caused coach Shin Tae Yong to face his hometown team U23 Korea in the match that directly decided the ticket to the 2024 Olympics. Before this match, the Korean coach once again repeated his opinion. Want to clash with Japan U23 more.
Coach Shin Tae Yong confidently understands Korean U23 (Photo: PSSI).
Head coach of U23 Indonesia 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 tournament. U23 Asia.
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.”
Coach Shin Tae Yong admitted that his biggest regret in the group stage was the match against U23 Qatar. The Korean strategist said: “I really regret the loss with U23 Qatar.
I still say that if the referee controls the match more honestly, U23 Indonesia can get better results. It’s over, let it go. But I still have a little regret in my heart.”
Nathan Tjoe-A-On promptly returned before the match against U23 Korea (Photo: Bola).
Before this match, Nathan Tjoe-A-On was called back by coach Heereveen. However, somehow, the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) influenced the Dutch club to release this naturalized player again.
Coach Shin Tae Yong reassured the fans: “Don’t worry. Nathan Tjoe-A-On will definitely be present before the match against U23 Korea. At this point, I can only convey such information to fan”.
There is a notable detail, in 2022, coach Shin Tae Yong led U19 Indonesia to lose two matches with very heavy scores of 1-5 and 0-7 against U19 Korea during training. Muhammad Ferrari, Arkhan Fikri and Marselino Ferdinan were part of the Indonesian U19 team participating in that match.
However, coach Shin Tae Yong is still optimistic: “Don’t underestimate Indonesia U23 just because of the previous defeat. It was just a friendly match to test the squad. The players’ mentality in the match Officially it will be very different.”
The match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Korea will take place at 00:30 on April 26 at Khalifa Stadium.
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