Bent by Argentina, STY Calls Indonesia No Less Far From World Champion

– The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong (STY), appreciated his team despite losing 0-2 to Argentina in the FIFA Matchday match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Monday (19/6/2023) evening WIB.

“Indeed, the Argentine team played very well, but mentally the Indonesian players were not far behind. So with experiences like this, I hope this will motivate the players to develop in the future. I want to thank the players for working hard. hard,” Shin Tae-yong said at a press conference.

The Indonesia vs Argentina match ended for the Tango team to win. Having made it difficult for the Argentinian attack line, the Garuda squad were then beaten by a long-range shot from Leandro Paredes in the 38th minute.

The 2022 World Cup champion continued to launch attacks until he scored the second goal through Cristian Romero’s header in the 55th minute. The Tottenham Hotspur defender’s goal was attended after taking advantage of Giovani Lo Celso’s pass from a corner kick scheme.

Meanwhile, Argentina coach, Lionel Scaloni, admitted that the match against Indonesia did not go easy for his team.

“The match was exactly as we predicted, it would not be easy, but the players still did their best, and the match against Indonesia was no different. For us, the match was quite difficult because we did not play several core players,” said Scaloni.

Argentina was not strengthened by a number of core players in this match because Scaloni wanted to experiment with his squad. Meanwhile, the captain Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi were absent due to holidays.

This result, Indonesia vs Argentina, meant that Garuda did not win a single win on the June 2023 FIFA Matchday. Previously, Indonesia drew 0-0 against Palestine. Meanwhile, Argentina won 2-0 against Australia in China.

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