Renard's resourcefulness battle is completely won! Shin Tae-yong Magic rewrites Indonesian soccer history
Renard's resourcefulness battle is completely won! Shin Tae-yong Magic rewrites Indonesian soccer history
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He won a complete victory in a resourceful match with coach Herbernard, who was one of the candidates for the next coach of the Korean national soccer team. Coach Shin Tae-yong completely overwhelmed Saudi Arabia and wrote a new history of Indonesian soccer.
The Indonesian national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the sixth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, at 9 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time). With the victory, Indonesia reported its first win in the third qualifying round and gained six points, rising to third place, saving its hopes of advancing to the World Cup finals.
Indonesia, which desperately needed to win to save its hopes of advancing to the World Cup, sought a counterattack after building a stable defense by operating a 5-3-2 formation. Struijk, Oratmanguen, Ferdinand, Haye, Jenner, Verdonk, Herbner, Izeth, Lido, Walsh and Paes started.안전놀이터
Indonesia took the lead on the home turf. Ferdinand and Oratmanguen tried to shoot consecutively at the start of the game, but it did not lead to a goal, and Struik's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper in the seventh minute of the first half. Saudi Arabia fought back. Al-Sahafi in the 18th minute and Mohammed in the 20th minute took the shot, but it was canceled.
In the end, Indonesia scored the first goal. In the 31st minute of the first half, Ferdinand received Oratmanguen's pass and shook the net with a right footed shot from the center of the box. Saudi Arabia fought back with two shots afterwards, but it did not lead to a goal.
Saudi Arabia, which allowed the first goal, took a change by putting in al-Hamadan at the beginning of the second half. Afterwards, Saudi Arabia had a good chance in the third minute of the second half and Kanno in the fifth minute of the second half, but failed to score. Saudi Arabia, which overcame the crisis, added another goal. In the 11th minute of the second half, Verdonk broke down the side to connect the pass, which Ferdinand tried to shoot, but was blocked by the defense wall. Afterwards, Ferdinand scored the ball with a sensational chip shot over the goalkeeper.
With both teams actively operating the game using replacement cards, a variable arose at the end. As Herbner was sent off due to accumulated warnings in the 44th minute of the second half, Indonesia fought with 10 players. Manager Shin Tae-yong tried to reduce the variables as much as possible by using two replacement cards, and focused on maintaining a two-goal lead by strengthening the defense. In the end, Indonesia blocked Saudi Arabia's offensive and reported its first win in the qualifying round.
Coach Shin Tae-yong had a complete victory over Renard, who was one of the candidates for the next coach of the Korean national team, in a resourceful match. While actively utilizing naturalized players, he did not lose ground in physical fights, and created chances through simple counterattacks, and scored two goals. In the second half, he managed the game as stably as possible to complete Shin Tae-yong's magic.
It has rewritten the history of Indonesian soccer. It secured six points in the third Asian qualifying round to become the team that accumulated the most points in Southeast Asian soccer, surpassing Indonesia, and also became the first Indonesian team to win the third Asian qualifying round. On top of that, it also secured its first win in a showdown with Saudi Arabia, and made history.