The victory lifted the Crimson and White Workforce’s motivation after a 1-4 defeat to Oman on the second matchday on Friday (April 3).
Earlier, Indonesia secured its first win with a 4-3 victory over Hong Kong in its opening Pool A match on Thursday (April 2).
Within the match in opposition to Kazakhstan, Indonesia performed aggressively from the beginning, with Ahdan Asasi opening the scoring within the sixth minute.
9 minutes later, Asasi scored once more to place the Indonesian nationwide hockey crew forward. A objective by Prastyo within the thirty first minute widened the hole.
Kazakhstan responded by means of Yerkebulan Dyussebekov, who scored within the forty fourth minute to cut back the rating hole.
Nevertheless, Indonesia remained centered and launched a counterattack. The crew coached by Muhammad Dhaarma Raj managed to launch a counterattack, breaking by means of Kazakhstan’s protection with a objective scored by Khaerulloh Akmal.
Kazakhstan continued to battle and added two late targets, each scored by Agymtay Duisengazy, nevertheless it was not sufficient to overturn the consequence.
The victory over Kazakhstan was according to the goal set earlier by Dhaarma to win the remaining two matches. In consequence, Indonesia now has one match left in opposition to host Thailand on Monday (April 6).
To qualify instantly for the 2026 Asian Video games, Indonesia should end within the prime two of the pool, which might additionally safe a spot within the qualification semifinals.
The 2026 Asian Video games will probably be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
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