HO CHI MINH CITY (6 August 2019) – Indonesia were in seven heaven in their opening match of Group A of the AFF Under-18 Next Media Cup 2019 when they blasted the Philippines 7-1 here at the Binh Duong 2.
The win for Indonesia was closely followed by victories for Myanmar who beat Laos 3-1 in the later game of the afternoon.
“It was definitely not an easy match where the players needed to control their temperament. I am glad that we picked up the points and finished the game with eleven players as we had started,” said Indonesia head coach Fakhri Hussaini.
In spite of the intermittent rain, Indonesia did not waste time to make their intentions known when Sutan Zico stabbed home a mad scramble in the third minute in front of the Philippines goal for the lead.
And by the time of the second goal off Muhammad Fajar Rachman’s dipping shot in the 15th minute, Indonesia were in full control of the game as they then added three more goals for them to take a 5-0 lead at the break.
Striker Aminuddin Bagus scored twice in the 16th and 24th minute as captain David Maulana was also on target with three minutes left of the first half.
With mostly players from the side that won the AFF U16 Championship last year in Surabaya, Indonesia were in no danger of losing the plot as they controlled the pace well and rarely allowed the Philippines to venture forward.
And while the Philippines did manage to reel a goal in the 66th minute off Alimar Ambong’s fabulous freekick, there was no stopping Indonesia from collecting the full points when they added two more goals through Mochammad Supriadi.
Supriadi’s first goal was an open header off a cross from Muhammad Fajar while the second was a pick up from a through ball.
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