{"id":2197,"date":"2025-07-16T14:22:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:57:12","slug":"ravens-record-haul-and-bisongs-brilliance-light-up-asean-u-23-mandiri-cup-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/2025\/07\/16\/ravens-record-haul-and-bisongs-brilliance-light-up-asean-u-23-mandiri-cup-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven’s Record Haul and Bisong’s Brilliance Light Up ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup\u2122 Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup\u2122 2025 burst into life at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Tuesday, with hosts Indonesia and a spirited Philippines side stealing the spotlight on an electrifying opening day.<\/p>\n

In the day\u2019s later kickoff, Indonesia delivered a statement of intent with an emphatic 8-0 rout of Brunei<\/strong>, headlined by an extraordinary six-goal performance from teenage sensation Jens Raven<\/strong>. Earlier, the Philippines stunned Malaysia 2-0<\/strong>, with Otu Bisong Banatao<\/strong> scoring both goals to hand his side a memorable start.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Raven needed less than two minutes to announce himself on the U-23 international stage, converting a cross from Muhammad Rayhan Hannan to open the scoring. He added four more in a devastating first-half display, including a well-taken penalty, while Arkhan Fikri<\/strong> and Hannan added their names to the scoresheet as Indonesia went into the break leading 7-0.<\/p>\n

Raven capped off his record-breaking outing with a sixth goal in the 62nd minute, chipping the ball delicately over the line despite the Brunei defence\u2019s desperate attempt to clear. Despite several more chances, Indonesia couldn\u2019t add a ninth, but the dominant performance firmly established them as tournament favourites and placed them top of Group A on goal difference.<\/p>\n

Just hours earlier, the Philippines had shocked Malaysia with a clinical display built around rapid counter-attacks and defensive resilience. Despite enjoying the bulk of possession, Malaysia were undone twice in the first half<\/strong> by quick transitions, with Bisong capitalizing on precision crosses from Javier Mariona<\/strong> and substitute Uriel Dalapo<\/strong> to score both goals.<\/p>\n

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Malaysia pushed forward in search of a response, with Fergus Tierney<\/strong> and Aliff Izwan Yuslan<\/strong> both coming close. But goalkeeper Nico Guimaraes<\/strong> and defender Jax Pe\u00f1a<\/strong> held firm, with Guimaraes making a series of crucial saves and Pe\u00f1a executing a heroic block to preserve the clean sheet.<\/p>\n

The day\u2019s results leave Indonesia and the Philippines level on three points<\/strong>, with the hosts narrowly ahead on goal difference. The two sides are now set for a highly anticipated showdown on Friday that could determine the Group A frontrunners.<\/p>\n

As ASEAN\u2019s brightest young talents take center stage, the tournament has already delivered drama, goals, and breakout performances\u2014none more eye-catching than Raven\u2019s stunning debut and Bisong\u2019s clinical double.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup\u2122 2025 burst into life at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Tuesday, with hosts Indonesia and a spirited Philippines side stealing the spotlight on an electrifying opening day. In the day\u2019s later kickoff, Indonesia delivered a statement of intent with an emphatic 8-0 rout of Brunei, headlined by an extraordinary six-goal performance from teenage sensation Jens Raven. Earlier, the Philippines stunned Malaysia 2-0, with Otu Bisong Banatao scoring both goals to hand his side a memorable start. The 19-year-old Raven needed less than two minutes to announce himself on the U-23 international stage, converting a cross from Muhammad Rayhan Hannan to open the scoring. He … Continue reading “Raven’s Record Haul and Bisong’s Brilliance Light Up ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup\u2122 Opener”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":2198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,109],"tags":[1202,1203,1204,1205],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2200,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions\/2200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}