The Shiro Copr - Indonesia U23 National Team will play the last match of Group A in the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025 against Malaysia.
This crucial and tense match will take place at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Monday (21/7/2025) at 20:00 WIB.
Although currently leading the temporary standings with six points, Indonesia's position is not yet completely safe.
Because if they suffer a defeat by Malaysia with a score of 0-2 or more, it can make Indonesia's dream of advancing to the semifinals vanish.
Therefore, this match against Malaysia cannot be approached with a sense of self-satisfaction. Especially since the record of meetings between the two teams in recent years has not been entirely favorable for Indonesia.
In the last five meetings in various competitions, the Indonesia U23 team has never won against Malaysia in regular time.
Lawan actually recorded three wins, while the other two matches ended in a draw and one was won by Indonesia through a penalty shootout.
The note includes counting the dramatic victory of the Indonesia U23 team through extra time tos-tosan in the SEA Games 2021.
At that time, Indonesia defeated Malaysia 4-3 after drawing 1-1 during the regular time of the bronze medal match.
Then, when facing Malaysia in the ASEAN U23 Championship or AFF U23 Cup, Indonesia's performance was also not optimal.
One loss and one draw became the record when Garuda Muda met Malaysia in this tournament.
The last meeting between the two teams in the context of the ASEAN tournament took place on August 18, 2023, in the AFF U23 Cup.
Malaysia won 2-1 against Indonesia thanks to two goals from Fergus Tierney, a Scottish-born player who remains a key figure for Harimau Malaya to this day.
His outstanding performance is one of the reasons why Indonesia's defense must be very vigilant in the match tomorrow.
Now, to reverse the history and improve the meeting record, the Indonesia U23 National Team must play with high fighting spirit and full concentration.
Because victory not only guarantees a ticket to the semifinals, but also symbolizes the resurgence of Garuda Muda in facing their eternal rival.
Head to head Indonesia U23 vs Malaysia U23 in the last decade:
- August 18, 2023 - Malaysia 2-1 Indonesia (AFF U23 Cup)
- May 22, 2022 - Malaysia 1-1 Indonesia (Third place match for SEA Games 2021), penalty shootout 3-4
- February 20, 2019 – Indonesia 2-2 Malaysia (AFF U23 Cup)
- August 28, 2017 - Malaysia 1-0 Indonesia (SEA Games 2017 Semifinal)
- July 19, 2017 - Indonesia 0-3 Malaysia (2018 Asian Cup Qualification U23)
- May 21, 2015 - Indonesia 1-0 Malaysia (Friendly match)
- February 17, 2015 - Indonesia 1-0 Malaysia (Friendly match)
- December 19, 2013 - Malaysia 1-1 Indonesia (SEA Games 2013 Semifinal), penalty shoot-out 3-4
- November 21, 2011 - Indonesia 1-1 Malaysia (Final SEA Games 2011), penalty shootout 3-4
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