Comments on the match between U23 Korea vs U23 Indonesia, 7:30 p.m. on September 9: Earthquake or collapse?

Form of U23 Korea vs U23 Indonesia

As the host team of Group J of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, Indonesia U23 is facing a big risk of not being able to qualify for the continental football festival early next year. It all started with a disappointing opening match.

Having to face U23 Laos, the young team of the archipelago was unexpectedly held to a 0-0 draw. Despite a big 5-0 win over U23 Macau (China) in the second match, the result of only 4 points in hand put U23 Indonesia in a precarious situation.

Before the final match, the home team is currently ranked 2nd, 2 points behind the top position held by U23 Korea. In theory, U23 Indonesia still has the right to decide for themselves. But the goal of defeating U23 Korea to take the top position is certainly not an easy task.

In case of a draw or loss, the team under coach Gerald Vanenburg will certainly be eliminated. Because there have been at least 4 groups with first and second teams owning 6 points. While there are only a total of 4 wildcard tickets for the second-placed teams.

After the defeat against U23 Vietnam in the final match of U23 Southeast Asia right at home, U23 Indonesia is going through another stormy challenge. If they cannot create an earthquake at Gelora Delta, coach Vanenburg and his team will face great pressure from the famously belligerent fans of the archipelago.

Comments on the match between U23 Korea vs U23 Indonesia, 7:30 p.m. on September 9: Earthquake or collapse? - photo 2 — U23 Indonesia is at risk of not being able to qualify for the 2026 AFC U23 Championship.

For their part, the task for U23 Korea will be easier. As long as they do not lose, the young team of the kimchi country will complete the task of maintaining the top position. But that does not mean that the team under the direction of coach Lee Min-sung can enter the game with a subjective mentality.

Remember that at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship, the Korean U23 team unexpectedly lost on penalties to the Indonesian U23 team, after a 2-2 draw in regulation time. Rafael Struick, the striker who is still in the Indonesian U23 squad in this qualifying round, was the one who scored a double against the Korean youth team.

The defeat more than a year ago will certainly make U23 Korea more cautious. The performance of the young Taegeuk Warriors is very impressive at the moment. They defeated U23 Macau (China) and U23 Laos with very strong scores of 5-0 and 7-0 with a completely superior game.

In a situation where they are in control, U23 Korea will probably have enough courage to at least not lose.

Information on U23 Korea vs U23 Indonesia forces

U23 Korea: Full force.

U23 Indonesia: No notable names are missing.

Expected lineup U23 Korea vs U23 Indonesia

U23 Korea: Moon Hyeon-ho; Kim Ji-soo, Choi Seok-hyeon, Lee Hyeon-yong, Choi Ye-hoon, Kang Min-jun; Seo Jae-min, Park Hyun-bin, Lee Seung-woo; Jeong Jae-sang, Cho Sang-hyeok

U23 Indonesia: Cahya Supriadi; Alfharezzi Buffon, Muhammad Ferrari, Dion Markx, Dony Tri Pamungkas; Robi Darwis, Arkhan Fikri, Toni Firmansyah; Rafael Struick, Jens Raven, Rayhan Hannan

Prediction: 2-1

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