Indonesia and Japan are holding their third Group D match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar 2023 at Altumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar at 8:30 p.m. on Monday (Korea time). Japan took the lead first.
The two teams won four points apiece, one win, one draw. Japan beat Vietnam, but lost to Iraq, and Indonesia lost its first game to Bahrain, but tied the score with Vietnam. Japan with +1 is ranking second, and Indonesia with -1 is ranking third.
"As you know well, Japan is a really good team. The FIFA ranking is also higher. It is a tough match, but I want to show that Indonesia's soccer is improving by preparing well," said Shin Tae-yong, the Indonesian coach.
Japanese coach Moriyasu Hajime also expressed his determination, saying, "We lost the last game, but the players are doing their best to prepare for the next game. We will perform well against Indonesia."
In Japan, Ayase Ueda, Takefusa Kubo, Ritz Doan, Keito Nakamura, Wataru Endo, Leo Hatate, Goki Machida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Utah Nakayama, Seiya Maikuma, and Zaion Suzuki started.
For Indonesia, Strawick, Maulana Vikri, Ferdinand, Herbner, Jenner, Sayuri, Arhan, Amat, Wilsey, Lido, and Ari competed first.
The Japanese had a chance to score just four minutes into the first half. In the first half, Amit was pulled over by Ueda in the penalty box, and the referee proceeded with a video review (PK). Eventually, PK was declared and Ueda, who played as a kicker, scored the first goal easily.