Director Shin Tae-yong of 'History Creation' defeated 'South Korean director candidate' Renard along with Inni... Defeat Saudi 2-0 and controversy 'defeat'

Director Shin Tae-yong of 'History Creation' defeated 'South Korean director candidate' Renard along with Inni... Defeat Saudi 2-0 and controversy 'defeat'

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Coach Shin Tae-yong wrote the history of Indonesian soccer. It was the first victory against Saudi Arabia.메이저사이트

Indonesia beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the sixth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 19th.

Indonesia, which won the third qualifying round for the first time in six games, increased its chances of advancing to the fourth qualifying round by accumulating one win, three draws, two losses, and six points and moving from the bottom sixth to third.

Coach Shin, who took the helm of Indonesia in 2020, advanced Indonesia to the qualifying stage, where the World Cup finals will be decided for the first time, and led the team to a historic first victory at this stage.

Until this match, Indonesia had failed to win in the third qualifying round for the World Cup. It had three draws in a row and lost two consecutive games. There was a time when I shed tears over dubious decisions like the match against Bahrain, but it was not possible to change the result.

In particular, the last away match in China was burdensome, losing 1-2.

To make matters worse, negative public opinion about coach Shin Tae-yong came out online. It was because the public's level of interest in Indonesia's soccer growth, which is represented by its advance to the round of 16 at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup.

Erik Tohir, chairman of the Indonesian Football Association, expressed his trust in coach Shin Tae-yong. "I want to beat Saudi Arabia, but we have to look into the reality with a cool head. Saudi Arabia also came up step by step, not becoming a strong team overnight. I hope the media and fans will think about where we are and cheer for us."

This is the first time Indonesia has won against Saudi Arabia.

The first and second places in the third qualifying round will go straight to the finals, while the third and fourth places will continue their competition to North Korea, China and the U.S. in the fourth qualifying round.

With Indonesia's victory, Group C entered a mixed race with only one point from second to sixth, except for Japan, the leader (16 points) who won the away match in China and continued their unbeaten streak of six games (5 wins and 1 draw).

After Japan, Australia ranked second (goal difference +1), Indonesia ranked third (goal difference -3·6 points), Saudi Arabia ranked fourth (goal difference -3·3 points), and China ranked fifth (goal difference -10·6 points) have the same points as six and are ranked in goal difference and multiple points.

Bahrain, which is at the bottom, has five points, only one point difference from the previous four teams.

However, Bahrain and Australia have yet to play Game 6.

Marcellino Ferdinand, an attacking midfielder who plays for Oxford United in the English Championship (second division), scored multiple goals and took the lead in Indonesia's historic victory.

Ferdinand calmly finished Ragnar Oratmangun's cutback with a right-footed shot in the 32nd minute of the first half and scored the first goal, and also scored a goal in the 7th minute of the second half when Saudi Arabia's pursuit was strong.

Indonesia faced a crisis in the 44th minute of the second half when center back Justin Herbner was sent off with a second yellow card, but finished the game scoreless.