“There was too much pressure in our first match (against Korea Republic) but we felt more confident and comfortable today,” said the 17-year-old, who scored twice in the Qualifiers. “I can’t wait for us to repeat this performance in the coming matches.”

While there was a moment of hesitation in their pressing when Yemen reduced the deficit at the start of the second half, Zahaby said his teammates slowly began to regroup. 

“We knew we could count on our counterattacks and ability to control the flow of the game, but more importantly, that our teamwork would pull us through.”

Indonesia head coach Nova Arianto called his side’s two wins an “extraordinary achievement”.

“I have to thank my players because they excelled on all fronts,” he said. “We did lose our way for a while after the goal by Yemen, but we managed to gather ourselves and push forward.

“We were fully focused on defence in our first match but today we could control the ball from the centre and move from there.”

Yemen head coach Samer Saleh, whose squad still has a shot at the quarter-finals, said the 4-1 score was in contrast to the way his side played. 

“The players were a little late to enter the tempo of the game, but we still performed well. We came back in the second half and were close to an equaliser, but the boys were in a hurry to score and wasted their chances. I hope we can rectify our mistakes in our final match.”

Indonesia play Afghanistan on Thursday while Korea Republic and Yemen will face off to determine the second team to make the cut from Group C.