English:
Indonesia Edges Out China in Tense Jakarta Match
Senayan, Indonesia – In a tense and foul-laden match, Indonesia managed to defeat China with a score of 1 to 0 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. The only goal of the match came just before halftime, in the 45th minute, when O. ter Haar Romeny converted a penalty for Indonesia.
The match, valid for the 2026 World Cup qualification, was characterized by physical play. China dominated ball possession with 52%, but failed to translate that dominance into clear scoring opportunities, registering only one shot on target out of five attempts. Indonesia, with 48% possession, was more effective, with three shots on target out of 13 attempts.
Referee R. Lutfullin from Uzbekistan had a busy night, showing two yellow cards to players from each team. Xu Haoyang and Wei Shihao were cautioned for China, while Y. Sayuri and I. Jenner received yellow cards for Indonesia. Both teams committed a high number of fouls, 16 by China and 12 by Indonesia, reflecting the intensity of the match. Despite their dominance in possession, the Chinese team could not overcome an organized Indonesian defense.
Substitutions china: at minute 46 Liu Chengyu came in and Xu Haoyang went out., at minute 46 Browning Tyias came in and Han Pengfei went out., at minute 62 Wei Shihao came in and Cao Yongjing went out., at minute 76 Wang Ziming came in and Zhang Yuning went out., at minute 84 Wei Zhen came in and Zhu Chenjie went out.
Substitutions indonesia: at minute 74 K. Diks came in and T. Haye went out., at minute 74 B. Putra came in and Y. Sayuri went out., at minute 83 I. Jenner came in and R. Kambuaya went out., at minute 83 S. Lilipaly came in and E. Vikri went out., at minute 89 R. Sananta came in and O. ter Haar Romeny went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Indonesia
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