AS MUCH The last 5 appearances of the U-23 Indonesian National Team at the 2021 SEA Games will be discussed in this article. On May 6-22 2022, the U-23 Indonesian National Team will appear at the 2021 SEA Games which will be held in Vietnam.
Gait in the last five editions plus the quality of the current players, should be able to help the Indonesian U-23 National Team to win the 2021 SEA Games. So, how were the last five appearances of the U-23 Indonesian National Team at the SEA Games?
The following are the last 5 appearances for the U-23 Indonesian National Team at the SEA Games:
5. SEA Games 2011 (Runner-Up)
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The 2011 SEA Games were held in Jakarta. This should be used as the Indonesian U-23 National Team as a momentum to come out as champions. After finishing runner-up to Malaysia in the group phase, Indonesia met Vietnam in the semifinals.
Rahmad Darmawan’s squad also won 2-0 over Vietnam in the semifinals. Unfortunately, in the final, Andik Vermansah and his friends lost on penalties 3-4 to Malaysia, after previously playing 1-1 in normal time.
4. SEA Games 2013 (Runner-Up)
Rahmad Darmawan once again brought the U-23 Indonesian National Team to qualify for the SEA Games final, this time in the 2013 edition. In this final, Indonesia faced Thailand, a team that slaughtered them 1-4 in the group phase.
Therefore, Thailand is championed to win this top party. Sure enough, Thailand came out as champion after winning 1-0 in the final over Indonesia via Sarawut Masuk’s goal.
3. SEA Games 2015 (Rank 4)
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The Indonesian national team finished fourth at the 2015 SEA Games. In the last five editions, this was the worst achievement of the Garuda Muda squad in the SEA Games. At that time in the semifinals, Aji Santoso’s U-23 Indonesian National Team was beaten 0-5 by Thailand!
In the fight for the bronze medal, the U-23 Indonesian National Team lost again. Uniquely, again, the U-23 Indonesian National Team lost 0-5, this time to Vietnam.
2. SEA Games 2017 (Rank 3)
Optimism arose regarding the progress of the U-23 Indonesian National Team at the 2017 SEA Games. The reason was that the U-23 Indonesian National Team was handled by a coach of the caliber of Luis Milla, the coach who brought Spain to win the 2011 U-21 European Cup.
Unfortunately, that hope failed to materialize. Indonesia’s move was stopped by Malaysia with a score of 0-1 in the semifinals. Luckily in the race for third place, Indonesia won 3-1 over Myanmar via goals from Evan Dimas, Septian David Maulana and Rezaldi Hehanusa.
1. SEA Games 2019 (Runner-Up)
Indra Sjafri’s Indonesian U-23 national team finished as runner-up at the 2019 SEA Games. In the top party, Asnawi Mangkualam and his friends lost 0-3 to Vietnam.
Even so, the achievement in 2019 is a positive step for the U-23 Indonesian National Team to win gold at the 2021 SEA Games. This is because since 2015, the achievements of the U-23 Indonesian National Team have slowly improved.
After finishing fourth in 2015, the U-23 Indonesian National Team finished the 2017 SEA Games in third and second place in 2019. Looking at the cycle above, will the U-23 Indonesian National Team created by Shin Tae-yong win the 2021 SEA Games gold? Interesting to look forward to.
