Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Indonesian U-17 National Team (Timnas) will continue its struggle in the 2023 U-17 World Cup by facing Morocco at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (16/11/2023).
Matchday The third, aka the final match of the group stage, is scheduled to take place at 19.00 WIB. Currently, the Garuda Muda squad is in third place in Group A standings with two points.
The two points bagged by the Indonesian National Team were the result of two consecutive draws from previous matches, namely against Ecuador (1-1) and Panama (1-1).
The coach of the Indonesian U-17 National Team, Bima Sakti, said that he and his team are targeting victory when they challenge Morocco tonight. According to him, all the players have very good physical condition.
“We’ve been there for two days recovery“, yesterday and today, thank God the players are ready and grateful that no one was injured,” said Bima, quoted from the official PSSI website, Thursday (16/11/2023).
“Whoever is trusted tomorrow, they will perform 100 percent to secure qualification for the knockout phase,” he continued.
Even though he is optimistic about being able to overthrow Morocco, Bima still asks his team to be alert because the opposing team is strengthened by European club players, such as Adam Boufandar (Juventus), Naoufel El Hannach (Paris Saint-Germain), Anas Alaoui (Eintracht Frankfurt), and Amine. Ezzarhouni (LOSC Lille).
“They each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Morocco has a good organization and is smart at playing. The counter attack is also very fast. I saw after the match that the players were more confident and convinced that we could do it,” said Bima.
Apart from Indonesia vs Morocco, Group A will also play a match between Ecuador vs Panama at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java with the same schedule, namely 19.00 WIB.
For information, currently Ecuador U-17 tops the Group A standings with four points and is followed by Morocco with three points. Meanwhile, Panama is at the bottom of the standings with a record of one point.
The match between the Indonesian and Panamanian national teams can be watched live on SCTV, Indosiar and other services streaming Video.
Complete schedule for the U-17 Indonesian National Team
Indonesia vs Morocco
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Thursday, November 16 2023
19.00 WIB
Live SCTV, Indosiar, and Vidio
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