The results of the Indonesian vs Philippine in the 2026 World Cup Qualifications in the Asian zone will be reviewed in this article. On the second matchday of Group F, the Garuda Squad – the nickname of the Indonesian National Team – was held to a 1-1 draw.
The Indonesia vs Philippines national team match was held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, on Tuesday (21/11/2023). The Indonesian national team fell behind because Patrick Reichelt conceded a goal in the 23rd minute. However, Saddil Ramdani managed to score the equalizing goal.
The Indonesian national team immediately tried to build attacks from the start of the match. However, the Philippines’ defense line appeared solid so it was still difficult to penetrate.
The Philippines itself does not remain silent and continues to be attacked. They tried to attack the Indonesian National Team’s goal several times, but were always managed by the Garuda squad players.
One of the threats came to the Indonesian National Team’s goal through Patrick Reichelt’s action in the 23rd minute. However, his shot went wide of the Indonesian National Team’s goal.
After that, the Philippine National Team attacked more intensely. However, Ernando Ari continued to make important saves until the Indonesian National Team’s goal was still unconceded until the 20th minute.
But in the 23rd minute, the Philippines finally took the lead. Patrick Reichelt succeeded in taking advantage of the negligence of players in the back line of the Indonesian National Team. Ernando Ari, who had already advanced from his goal, finally failed to block the ball from Reichelt’s beautiful kick. The Indonesian national team was trailing 0-1.
After conceding, Shin Tae-yong immediately made changes to his players. He pulled Sandy Walsh off the field, replaced by Witan Sulaeman.
The Indonesian national team actually had a good chance to score a goal towards the end of the match. Unfortunately, Rafael Struick’s kick still narrowly deviated from the Philippines goal. Until the end of the match, the score 1-0 in favor of the Philippines continued to be maintained.
In the second half, Shin Tae-yong made another player change. He brought in Pratama Arhan in place of Shayne Pattynama.
The Indonesian national team, which was left behind, immediately appeared aggressive and spread attacks. At the start of the match, the Indonesian national team had a golden opportunity to equalize. Unfortunately, Rafael Struick’s shot went wide of the goal.
After that, the Indonesian national team continued to attack the Philippines’ goal. One of them was Saddil Ramdani’s free kick from outside the Philippines penalty box. However, the ball still couldn’t get into the host’s goal.
In the midst of the attack by the Indonesian National Team, the Philippines tried to attack the Indonesian National Team too. Luckily, Ernando Ari remained alert in guarding the Garuda squad’s goal so that no additional goals were scored until the 65th minute.
In the 70th minute, the Indonesian National Team finally broke the deadlock. It was Saddil Ramdani who successfully broke through the Philippines’ goal after making good use of a pass from Riky Kambuaya. The Indonesian national team also equalized the score at 1-1.
After that, the duel became more intense. Shin Tae-yong brought in Ramdhan Sananta to add more banging power, replacing Ricky Kambuaya.
The Indonesian national team immediately almost doubled their lead after that. Unfortunately, Witan Sulaeman’s kick deviated from the goal again.
Towards the end of the match, Arkhan Fikri and Hokky Caraka were played. However, the presence of these two players has not been able to have a big impact on the team. No additional goals can be scored. Both teams had to settle for sharing the points after the match ended 1-1.
