Indonesia are 90 minutes away from the 2024 Summer Olympic, what's next for the expectation-exceeding side?
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Indonesia are 90 minutes away from the 2024 Summer Olympic, what's next for the expectation-exceeding side?

If it was not for a spot in the Olympic finals, the Indonesian U23 national team would have nothing to prove against Guinea U23 when both teams lock horns in the AFC-CAF playoff. The winner of this game would automatically secure one remaining spot in Group A of the 2024 Paris Olympics, alongside the United States, New Zealand, and the host France.?

Shin Tae-yong’s young squad have exceeded both the expectation and the target as well in the AFC U23 2024 by proceeding into the semi final. Initially, the national federation required Indonesia U23 to get through to the knockouts which they did.?

Turns out, Marselino Ferdinand and gank put on a surprisingly dazzling performance, beating Jordan and Australia in the process. The only side who beat them was the host Qatar where they lost two players from red cards.?

The peak performance was when Indonesia delivered one of the biggest upsets in history of the tournament by sending South Korea home. For the first time in 50 years, the young Taeguk Warriors failed to play in the Olympics. It was also the first time for South Korea to concede a goal in this year’s tournament.

The loss against Uzbekistan and Iraq in the semifinal and third place play-off were sort of a bonus for the improving nation. Rankwise, Guinea was way higher than Indonesia, with 76th compared to 134th. However, weren’t all of the victories ‘Garuda Muda’ had throughout the tournament, earned against the higher-ranked sides?

Afterall, there would be some key players to miss the game for Indonesia. The captain, Rizky Ridho, is absent due to a card suspension he got in the semi final against Uzbekistan. Justin Hubner has left for Japan to join his club Cerezo Osaka after the club refused to release their player.?

The only thing to work on and improve is the public expectation. There will be a bunch of people online who spit out the anger by targeting the players’ social media accounts. This actually is one of the things that should be taken care of seriously.? A brief reminder that this team consists of a bunch of young players despite some of them already having enough playing time in the senior level.?

But the progress is there and it can be seen from tournaments to tournaments. Even if Indonesia lose tonight, it’s not gonna be the end of everything. Last but not least, let's hope that the federation chief Erick Thohir would be still in-mood to rule the federation.?

Mark Alan Bartholomew

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