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November 20, 2024 | 06:25 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Saudi Arabia National Team coach, Herve Renard, considers his team deservedly punished with a 0-2 defeat against Indonesian National Team in the third round match of the Asia zone World Cup Qualifiers, on Tuesday.
In the match held at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia's two winning goals were scored by young midfielder Marselino Ferdinan.
"Congratulations to the Indonesian National Team, they deserved to win this afternoon. They started the match with a good intensity. So, we were punished tonight. Therefore, I say once again, I accept this challenge," Renard said in a press conference after the match.
This defeat drops Saudi Arabia to fourth place in Group C standings. Mathematically, they still have a chance to qualify for the next round as they have the same points as Australia and Indonesia.
"Obviously Japan will finish far ahead, and all of us (other teams in Group C) are still fighting for the second spot. We will try to finish in the second place," said the coach who led Saudi Arabia to defeat Argentina in the 2022 World Cup.
"As I said, Indonesia deserves to win today. But this is only one match (there are still other matches to come), and in the end, we will achieve our goal," Renard stated.
Renard expressed his concern as his team once again failed to score. Saudi Arabia indeed has a poor record of scoring and conceding goals in Group C, with three goals scored and six goals conceded.
"We didn't score in many matches. That's the reality. We conceded from set pieces and counterattacks," he said.
"We couldn't defend (properly). Football is simple, Indonesia really fought hard, they played well, showed quality (which led them to beat Saudi Arabia)," he added.
Saudi will play their seventh and eighth matches in Group C by hosting China on March 20, 2025, and traveling to Bahrain on March 25.
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