Head to Head Indonesia vs Thailand in the AFF U-19 Cup is still dominated by the young War Gajah team. However, Indra Sjafri’s squad has the opportunity to improve its record.
Indonesia will face Thailand in the final of the 2024 AFF U-19 Cup. This will be the 10th meeting between the two teams throughout the under-19 age group tournament.
In the history of meetings between the two teams in the AFF U-19 Cup, Thailand is far ahead with seven wins. Meanwhile, Indonesia was only able to achieve one win and one other match ended in a draw.
Indonesia’s only victory occurred in the 2013 AFF U-19 Cup. At that time Indonesia vs Thailand faced each other in the group phase.
The U-19 national team, which was also handled by Indra Sjafri, managed to win convincingly with a score of 3-1. Evan Dimas Darmono was the star of the victory after scoring a hat trick in that match.
Indonesia also managed to become champion of the AFF U-13 Cup after beating Vietnam in the final. At that time, Garuda Nusantara was able to win the title after defeating Vietnam in the final.
Indra Sjafri’s squad managed to achieve a dramatic victory with a score of 7-6 in the penalty shootout. Previously, both teams played tough and were only able to draw 0-0 in normal time.
Indra Sjafri has the opportunity to win a second title and improve Indonesia’s meeting record with Thailand in the U-19 age group championship.
The coach of the Thailand U-19 national team, Emerson Pereira, called the Indonesian U-19 National Team a strong team and has advantages ahead of the 2024 AFF U-19 Cup final.
Emerson said that the advantage that Indonesia has is that Indra Sjafri’s team will be supported by thousands of home fans at the GBT Stadium.
“We have to analyze in detail an opponent like Indonesia, which is a strong team and will benefit from support as hosts. We will try our best to win,” said Emerson.
The Brazilian coach then said that the Thailand U-19 national team had watched the video of the Indonesian match. Apart from that, the Thai coaching team is trying hard to restore the players’ physical condition as much as possible with only one day’s rest time.
