ATTACKER The Indonesian national team, Ronaldo Kwateh, gave a message to his colleagues ahead of the second match between the Indonesian national team vs Timor Leste on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 19.00 WIB. This Indonesian-Liberian-blooded player asked the Garuda squad to minimize mistakes and not underestimate their opponents.
For your information, the Indonesian national team won 4-1 over Timor Leste in the first meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2022 evening WIB. However, many basic mistakes were made by Shin Tae-yong’s squad in that match.
(Ronaldo Kwateh’s action in the Indonesia vs Timor Leste national team match)
After winning 4-1 in the first match, the Indonesian national team is expected to win again in the second match. Ahead of the second match, Ronaldo Kwateh emphasized that the Indonesian national team should not underestimate Timor Leste.
“We must not underestimate Timor Leste and we must reduce mistakes,” said Ronaldo Kwateh as quoted by PSSI TV, Saturday (29/1/2022).
Ronaldo Kwateh admitted that the Indonesian national team made several mistakes so that they fell behind 0-1 in the first round of the inaugural meeting. In the second match later, the youngest player to ever wear the Indonesian national team uniform is determined to provide optimal abilities.
“Yesterday we made a lot of mistakes and hopefully I can perform better tomorrow,” continued the player who was born in Yogyakarta.
The youngest age than his colleagues, Ronaldo Kwateh did not get pressure. Because, he received direct support from seniors in the Indonesian national team squad, such as Evan Dimas and Fachrudin Aryanto.
“If the adaptation is good. The seniors also support each other and always tell me and hopefully it will get better, “continued Ronaldo Kwateh.
The Indonesian national team must win this match. Because, the victory made the Indonesian national team shift Singapore from the 160th position in the FIFA rankings. That way, the Indonesian national team will be placed in pot 3 of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification drawing.
