{"id":28473,"date":"2024-04-24T02:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=28473"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:28:01","slug":"superb-indonesia-u-23-seal-knockout-berth-with-jordan-u-23-battering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2024\/04\/24\/superb-indonesia-u-23-seal-knockout-berth-with-jordan-u-23-battering\/","title":{"rendered":"Superb Indonesia U-23 Seal Knockout Berth with Jordan U-23 Battering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A stellar performance by Marselino Ferdinan propelled Indonesia U-23 into the knockout phase of the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup on Sunday, following a magnificent 4-1 triumph over Jordan U-23 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After securing their inaugural victory against Australia three days prior, the tournament newcomers ensured their fairy-tale journey would persist into the quarter-finals by clinching progression from Group A, securing the second spot behind Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Requiring only a draw to secure advancement into the last eight prior to this match, Indonesia&#8217;s red-clad squad demonstrated their determination from the outset in front of a supportive crowd of 5,632.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the attacking line, Rafael Struick was heavily involved early on and played a crucial role in the opening goal after being brought down by Amer Jamous in the penalty area. Marselino, who had previously scored Indonesia&#8217;s first goal in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, calmly converted the penalty to give his team the lead in the 23rd minute, kickstarting a stellar performance from the KMSK Deinze forward.<\/p>\n<p>Marselino continued to shine throughout the match, contributing to the second and third goals as well. Meanwhile, Jordan struggled to threaten Indonesia&#8217;s goalkeeper, Ernando Ari, with only one shot on target in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia extended their lead in the 40th minute through Witan Sulaeman, courtesy of a sublime assist from captain Rizky Ridho. The third goal, in the 70th minute, was a thing of beauty, with Marselino finishing off a flowing move with aplomb for his second goal of the night.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Jordan pulling one back in the 79th minute, Indonesia quickly reestablished their three-goal cushion through Komang Teguh, who capitalized on Pratama Arhan&#8217;s trademark long throw-in.<\/p>\n<p>The final whistle sparked celebrations among Indonesian fans and players alike, mirroring the achievement of their senior counterparts in the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Their reward is a thrilling encounter against South Korea in the quarter-finals, with the young <em>Taeguk Warriors <\/em>sealing top spot of Group B with a 1-0 win over Japan, where the Young Garuda will look to etch their names further into the history books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stellar performance by Marselino Ferdinan propelled Indonesia U-23 into the knockout phase of the 2023 AFC U-23 Asian Cup on Sunday, following a magnificent 4-1 triumph over Jordan U-23 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium. After securing their inaugural victory against Australia three days prior, the tournament newcomers ensured their fairy-tale journey would persist into the quarter-finals by clinching progression from Group A, securing the second spot behind Qatar. Requiring only a draw to secure advancement into the last eight prior to this match, Indonesia&#8217;s red-clad squad demonstrated their determination from the outset in front of a supportive crowd of 5,632. Leading the attacking line, Rafael Struick was heavily &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2024\/04\/24\/superb-indonesia-u-23-seal-knockout-berth-with-jordan-u-23-battering\/\" class=\"tribe-more-link\">Continue reading &#8220;Superb Indonesia U-23 Seal Knockout Berth with Jordan U-23 Battering&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":27067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1973],"tags":[2857,520,926,91,362,95,315,2429],"class_list":["post-28473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afc-u23-championships","tag-2024-afc-u-23-asian-cup","tag-afc-u-23-championship","tag-asia","tag-indonesia","tag-jordan","tag-slider","tag-southeast-asia","tag-west-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28474,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28473\/revisions\/28474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}