STY Reveals Reason for Including Pratama Arhan and Wahyu in Second Half of Indonesia vs Australia

Jakarta, Todaysgist.com – Indonesian National Team Coach Shin Tae-yong or STY revealed the reason for including Pratama Arhan and Wahyu Prasetyo in the second half of the Group C football match of the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Tuesday (10/9/2025). The Indonesia vs Australia match ended in a 0-0 draw.

Pratama Arhan, who is a left back, was brought in to replace Marselino Ferdinan, while Wahyu Prasetyo replaced Sandy Walsh in the Indonesia vs Australia match.

Shin Tae-yong wants Pratama Arhan to help when the team is defending and then quickly help. Moreover, he has a very accurate long-range throw.

“As a head coach, you have to make decisions quickly at all times. How to anticipate in a situation like this. Maybe instead of Asnawi, I would choose Wahyu because he tends to defend more. For Pratama Arhan, I think about how we can counterattack even though we defended before,” Shin explained.

According to Shin, the substitution of players is a game tactic. “So defend first then counterattack. Maybe I also think through long throw in. So once again every time I have to make a quick decision and have to make the tactic every time, depending on how the situation changes,” concluded Shin.

On that occasion, Shin praised the performance of goalkeeper Maarten Paes who appeared mighty under the crossbar of the Indonesian National Team.

Maarten Paes’ prowess led to him being crowned as player of the match.

“Maarten played very well in the first and second matches. He trained with the other players and his performance will continue to improve,” said STY, his nickname.