AFF U-19 Cup Results: Indonesia Beats Vietnam 2-1, Garuda Muda Qualifies for the Semifinals
The Indonesian U-19 national team achieved an important victory in a tense manner. When the match looked like it would end in a draw, Evandra’s penalty goal in the 90th minute ensured that Garuda Muda beat Vietnam with a score of 2-1.
The match which took place at the North Sumatra Main Stadium, Deli Serdang, Sunday (7/6/2026) evening WIB presented a tight duel from the first minute until the final whistle sounded.
Reno Opens up Indonesia’s Excellence
Indonesia immediately posed a threat from the start of the match. Just four minutes later, Reno Salampessy and Arkhan Kaka’s collaboration almost bore fruit.
Reno received a short pass from Arkhan Kaka before releasing a hard kick in front of the Vietnam goal. However, the ball still deviated slightly.
Vietnam also threatened. Luckily, Dafa Al Gasemi appeared alert when he blocked a dangerous cross in the sixth minute.
Opportunity after opportunity continues to present itself. Fabio Azka had a golden opportunity in the 16th minute, but his effort was stopped by a Vietnamese defender.
The long-awaited goal finally came in the 22nd minute.
Reno Salampessy managed to exploit Vietnam’s back line error. He calmly completed the opportunity from inside the penalty box and gave Indonesia a 1-0 lead.
After falling behind, Vietnam increased the pressure. Dafa showed his quality again with an important save in the 27th minute.
Indonesia actually almost increased its lead. Isfandyar fired a dangerous shot a minute later, but the ball bounced narrowly over the bar.
Another opportunity presented itself before halftime. Arkhan Kaka and Isfandyar both had golden opportunities, but were unable to change the score.
The first half closed with a 1-0 lead for the Indonesian U-19 National Team.
Vietnam Presses, Indonesia Survives
After the break, Indonesia continued to try to find additional goals.
Irfan Siregar immediately troubled Vietnam’s defense and produced a free kick at the start of the second half. Isfandyar sent a high pass which Dimas Adi met, but the ball was narrowly wide of the target.
Vietnam then began to dominate possession of the ball and continued to pressure the Indonesian defense.
Dafa Al Gasemi was again the savior when he caught a hard kick from a Vietnamese player in the 51st minute.
Indonesia had a good chance through Irfan Siregar in the 57th minute after receiving a long pass from Arkhan Kaka. Unfortunately, the final settlement is still up in the air.
Vietnam’s pressure became more intense in the middle of the second half. Even so, Indonesia’s back line was able to defend itself quite disciplinedly.
But that resistance finally broke in the 73rd minute.
Vietnam captain, Quoc Khan, managed to head the ball into Indonesia’s goal and made the score change to 1-1.
Evandra Penalty Ends Vietnam’s Resistance
The tension increased in the 82nd minute.
When Fabio Azka was about to take a throw-in near the Vietnam bench area, one of the opposing team officials was seen disrupting the match by placing a bottle in the area.
The referee immediately stopped the match and the situation heated up. The official was finally thrown out into the stadium hallway.
When the match looked like it would end in a draw, Indonesia had a decisive moment.
In the 90th minute, Theodore was brought down in the Vietnam penalty box and the referee pointed to the spot.
Evandra, who was believed to be the executioner, carried out his duties perfectly.
The ball went into Vietnam’s goal and Indonesia took the lead again.
This goal was a major blow for Vietnam. Until the final whistle sounded, the score 2-1 for the victory of the Indonesian U-19 National Team remained.
GilaBola.com analysis
This victory shows the strong character of the Indonesian U-19 National Team. When Vietnam managed to equalize and continued to apply pressure, the young Indonesian players did not lose focus.
Dafa Al Gasemi’s performance deserves to be in the spotlight because he saved the goal several times from dangerous opportunities for Vietnam. However, the most decisive moment certainly came from Evandra’s courage, who successfully completed the penalty when the pressure was at its highest.
Winning in this way is often more valuable than big wins because it shows a strong competitive mentality until the last second.
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