Senin 02 Sep 2024 06:59 WIB

Indra Sjafri: The U-20 team learned a lot from Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024

Indonesia beat Argentina, but lost to Thailand and South Korea.

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Indonesia U-20 vs South Korea U-20 match in Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024 tournament.
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Indonesia U-20 vs South Korea U-20 match in Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024 tournament.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia U-20 national team coach Indra Sjafri believes that his team gained a lot of very important experience by participating in the Seoul Earth on Us Cup 2024 tournament in South Korea (South Korea).

In that tournament, Indonesia U-20 won 2-1 over Argentina, lost 0-2 to Thailand, and lost 0-3 to hosts South Korea in the last match played Sunday (1/9/2024).

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“First of all, I would like to thank the committee for inviting us to participate in this event. And for ourselves, a lot of benefits we got, be it the first, second, and third game today. Especially today South Korea, a team that has been very good, both in their individual and tactical teams,” Indra told a news conference, citing audio recordings received by the newspaper.

“For the Indonesian team, we lost but we felt the progress of this team from the first half to the second half. Although there are still mistakes here and there, the players are developing enough,” he added.