Indonesia national team lost to Argentina national team, FIFA World Cup 2022 champions with a score of 0-2 in the International Friendly ‘A’ Match at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.
Argentina national team immediately displayed its dominance from the very beginning. During the first five minutes, they immediately pressed. The Indonesian national team was made difficult to win control of the ball.
Argentina’s first golden opportunity came in the 17th minute. Nicolas Gonzales fired hard at goal. However, Ernando was still able to secure the net well.
Until the middle of the first half, the Garuda squad was still having trouble developing their game. They were also never able to execute counter-attack schemes optimally.
Jordi Amat’s mistake in the 29th minute was almost disastrous. Facundo Buonanotte took control of the ball. Julian Alvarez kicked the ball hard, but Ernando was still quick to block it.
In the 38th minute, La Albiceleste finally broke the deadlock. Leandro Paredes’ hard kick from outside the penalty box finally tore Ernando’s net. The score changed to 1-0 in favor of Argentina.
In the 44th minute, Julian Alvarez actually almost doubled his team’s advantage. However, his shot from inside the penalty box was still sideways on the side of the goal.
The first opportunity for the Red and White squad in this match was only created in the 45+4th minute. Unfortunately, Dimas Drajad’s cross, which was met by Ivar Jenner, was still driven away by Emi Martinez.
This became the last exciting moment until halftime arrived. The first half closed with a score of 1-0 in favor of Argentina.
Entering the second half, the Indonesian national team is more likely to be offensive. In the early minutes, there were many successful attack moments launched by Shin Tae-yong’s squad.
In the 52nd minute, Arhan’s Primary throw-in created a threat. Because, the ball he sent was successfully headed by Elkan Baggott. However, Emi Martinez can still reach him.
The corner kick scheme in the 56th minute was successfully maximized by La Albiceleste to increase the advantage. Giovanni Lo Celso’s execution was greeted by a header from Cristian Romero and changed the score to 2-0.
In several moments, Pratama Arhan’s throw-in was effective enough to create opportunities. Argentina players also had quite a hard time winning the second ball.
After the 80th minute, Marselino Ferdinand and friends looked more comfortable playing the ball. Argentina did begin to reduce the intensity of the pressure towards the end of the game.
Alejandro Garnacho almost got his name on the scoreboard in the 90+4 minute. Luckily, Ernando Ari’s leg closed his horizontal kick.
No additional goals were created until the referee blew the long whistle marking the end of the match. Indonesia’s national team must admit Argentina’s superiority with a score of 0-2.
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