The young Indonesian national football team won the AFF-U16 competition title after beating Vietnam 1-0 in the final (12/8/2022). The victory of these young team brought lively hype to the Indonesian people.
In the AFF U-16 Final against Vietnam, Indonesia won 1-0 thanks to Kafiatur Rizky’s goal at the last minute in the first half. This achievement is a hope for the Indonesian National Team in the future.
It is known that the U-16 Indonesian National Team became the most terrible team throughout the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup. Yes, the U-16 Indonesian National Team won the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup, without even losing! The struggle started from the group stage to the final round.
Even though they met top teams like Vietnam in the group and final stages, the U-16 Indonesian National Team was able to beat them well. As additional information, the U-16 Indonesian National Team itself managed to score 15 goals and only conceded two goals throughout the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup, in normal time, outside of the penalty shootout.
In the final match last night, during the 90 minutes of the match, the U-16 vs Vietnam national team match only produced one goal. It was created by Kafiatur Rizky, an attacking midfielder for the Indonesian U-16 national team who scored a goal with his left foot in the 45+2 minute. That goal was the only one, which made Garuda Asia win the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup.
This title is the second title for the U-16 Indonesian National Team in the history of the U-16 AFF Cup. Previously, the U-16 Indonesian National Team felt this success in 2018, after winning (4-3) on penalties over Thailand.
Previously, the U-16 Indonesian National Team had entered the final in 2013. Unfortunately, they lost (2-3) on penalties to Malaysia.
Furthermore, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also highlighted Garuda Muda’s victory in the ASEAN match.
The victory is a matter of pride for the Indonesian people because the winner is right in the month of independence which falls on August 17th.
Through uploads on Twitter, Jokowi congratulated the Indonesian national team on winning the title.
The victory of Garuda Muda became the best gift on the 77th Indonesian Independence Day.
“Congratulations to the Indonesian U16 football team for presenting the 2022 AFF U16 Cup title by beating Vietnam 1-0 in the final at Maguwoharjo Stadium, Yogyakarta. This 2022 AFF U16 Cup title is a gift for Independence Day,” he said in an upload. on August 13, 2022.
Jokowi’s remarks immediately became the public spotlight, and many netizens finally commented on the national team’s victory.
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