Jakarta Post/ Jakarta
Indonesia has failed to qualify for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under 23 Championship, also known as the U23 Asian Cup, after only being able to produce a draw againts Thailand in the last match od the qulifying round on Sunday.
Sunday's 0-0 score line at the National Stadium in Bangkok kept Indonesia from undertaking the leader of Group H, Malaysia. In the mentime, Malaysia managed to confirm its domination after outclassing Mongolia 2-0 in the last match.
Malaysia took out Group H's top spot, followed by Thailand, Indonesia and Mongolia.
Indonesia's coach Luis Milla placed the blame for his squad's failure on the quality of the pitch, saying that it added extra challenges for his squad to survive the qualifying round.
"We studied how the Thais play. But my players were troubled by the pitch - it was a tricky one. The boys had to go the extra mile to play on such a pitch," Milla said in a statement.
In the three day qualifying round, Indonesia suffered a big blow in the opener, losig 3-0 to Malaysia. In the second match, Indonesia soared to collect a 7-0 win againts Mongolia, before falling back to earth with a 0-0 draw againts Thailan on the third day.
Malaysia earned a ticked to the knock out stage by collecting a 3-0 win againts Indonesia and a 2-0 win againts Mongolia.
Thailand, the hosts of Group H, also qualified after ranking as the first best runners up. The rankings were based on two games only after Sri Lanka's withdrawal from Group A meant any result againts fourth placed teams in the four team groups were not recognized for rankings.
Indonesia has failed to qualify for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under 23 Championship, also known as the U23 Asian Cup, after only being able to produce a draw againts Thailand in the last match od the qulifying round on Sunday.
Sunday's 0-0 score line at the National Stadium in Bangkok kept Indonesia from undertaking the leader of Group H, Malaysia. In the mentime, Malaysia managed to confirm its domination after outclassing Mongolia 2-0 in the last match.
Malaysia took out Group H's top spot, followed by Thailand, Indonesia and Mongolia.
Indonesia's coach Luis Milla placed the blame for his squad's failure on the quality of the pitch, saying that it added extra challenges for his squad to survive the qualifying round.
"We studied how the Thais play. But my players were troubled by the pitch - it was a tricky one. The boys had to go the extra mile to play on such a pitch," Milla said in a statement.
In the three day qualifying round, Indonesia suffered a big blow in the opener, losig 3-0 to Malaysia. In the second match, Indonesia soared to collect a 7-0 win againts Mongolia, before falling back to earth with a 0-0 draw againts Thailan on the third day.
Malaysia earned a ticked to the knock out stage by collecting a 3-0 win againts Indonesia and a 2-0 win againts Mongolia.
Thailand, the hosts of Group H, also qualified after ranking as the first best runners up. The rankings were based on two games only after Sri Lanka's withdrawal from Group A meant any result againts fourth placed teams in the four team groups were not recognized for rankings.
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