“I appreciate the good effort from the team,” said head coach Shin. “Before we started the match, the players were perhaps a bit nervous and maybe that influenced our team because we normally play well.

 

“Uzbekistan did well, they are strong and congratulations to them for winning the match.”

However, Shin is determined not to let the defeat cast a shadow on his side with Indonesia’s dream of reaching the Paris Olympics still very much alive as a win against Iraq in the third-place playoff on Thursday will see them booking their ticket. 

 

“I trust myself and my players. We all are convinced that we can go to the Olympics and the players are mentally tuned for this."

“We have another important match to come, so we will rest well and start concentrating on that.”

 

The losing team on Thursday will have one final chance to qualify for Paris 2024, via a playoff against Guinea on May 9 in Paris.