SEA Games 31: Indonesia’s U23 key players absent in opening match | World

Indonesian staff coach Shin Tae-yong (second from left) on the press convention. (Photograph: VNA)

Hanoi  (VNA) – Two proficient gamers of the Indonesian U23 males’s soccer staff,
Asnawi Mangkualam and Elkan Baggott, haven’t but landed in Vietnam so they are going to
positively miss the match in opposition to the Vietnamese U23 staff on Might 6.

The
former performs for Ipswich City within the UK whereas the latter is a member of the Ansan
Greeners FC of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

As
the 2 golf equipment don’t enable the gamers to go, so they won’t arrive in
Vietnam earlier than Might 8.

In accordance
to Basic Secretary of the Indonesian Soccer Affiliation Yunus Nusi, Asnawi
nonetheless has to play for the Ansan Greeners FC on Might 7, including that he’ll go to
Vietnam to hitch the Indonesian U23 staff after the match.

In
a press release to the press on Might 6, President of the Indonesian
Soccer Affiliation Mochamad Iriawan mentioned presently, the 2 gamers haven’t
but joined the staff. Nonetheless, 18 gamers are in good situation and they’re
prepared for the match in opposition to Vietnam.

He
mentioned he’s optimistic that the Indonesian U23 staff can win the gold medal in soccer.

In the meantime,
Indonesian staff coach Shin Tae-yong mentioned the 2 groups have met twice and the Vietnamese staff is best.

Nonetheless,
they’ve quite a lot of good gamers who’re taking part in overseas, he mentioned at a press
convention, including that this is excellent for Indonesian soccer.

The
Indonesia U23 squad shall be at a drawback when U23 staff of Vietnam can play
of their house nation with the help of numerous followers, Shin mentioned. Nonetheless, he additionally mentioned he believes
that Indonesian gamers will get good outcomes./.