Irfan Jauhari, Motorcycle Tires Leak and Become a Hero of the 2023 SEA Games

– Irfan Jauhari’s achievements in the U-22 Indonesian national team, including scoring the third goal in the 2023 SEA Games final against Thailand, cannot be separated from the struggles of his father, Marsidi.

The 52-year-old man has always believed in his son’s talent since childhood. When met by Beritasatu.com at his residence in Kandangan Village, Ngawi, East Java, Marsidi said that he had placed little Irfan in a soccer school in Ngawi Regency since he was in 4th grade.

Match after match and the selection of a number of clubs Irfan and his father have gone through. Even the selection process to enter the club when Irfan was small was not only limited to Ngawi Regency, but a number of neighboring districts such as Ponorogo where Irfan visited.

“The most memorable thing was when there was selection and competition in Ponorogo, time was running out, but the motorcycle tire actually leaked,” said Marsidi.

Because of the incident, Marsidi had to ask a tire patcher for help to take her child to the Batoro Katong Ponorogo Stadium. Luckily, even though it was tight, Irfan was still able to come on time and was still able to take part in the competition and selection.

“As soon as I arrived at the stadium I was immediately hugged by the coach, if Irfan should be able to go to school at SSB and a better club,” said Marsidi.

Since then the coach who already knew Irfan could not bear to see Marsidi’s struggles. He then suggested that Irfan attend high school in Semarang and it was free.

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