Fajar's Surprise Performance Leads "Young Garuda" to the Semifinals

The U-22 team became the first team to advance to the semifinals with a perfect record of three wins. In the semifinals, Indonesia will meet the runner-up of Group B.

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Indonesian national team striker, M Sananta tries to head the ball from a corner kick in the Timor Leste penalty box, in Phnom Penh, Sunday (7/5/2023) afternoon..

PHNOM PENH, KOMPAS — The Indonesian Under-22 football team overpowered Timor Leste 3-0 in the Group A preliminary match of the 2023 Cambodia Southeast Asian Games in the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on Sunday (7/5/2023). Thanks to the victory, the "Young Garuda" team maintained its tradition of advancing to the SEA Games semifinals.

The U-22 team became the first team to advance to the semifinals with a perfect record of three wins. Since the 2011 Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia has always advanced to the semifinals.