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The Indonesian Under-16 national team will face Malaysia in the semi-finals of the 2018 AFF Cup U-16. Here are the predictions of the match.
The U-16 AFF Cup semi-final made the 'El Clasico' match in Southeast Asia created. Indonesia will face Malaysia at the Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Thursday (08/09/2018).
Coming to the match, Indonesia brought perfect capital from the group phase. Fakhri Husaini's team won Group A thanks to five wins, scoring 21 goals and conceding only three times.
As for Malaysia, they had to settle for being runners-up in Group B. Harimau Malaya had lost once to Thailand, packed three wins and scored 12 goals with three conceded.
Facing Malaysia, Indonesia will certainly rely again on Amiruddin Bagus Kahfi Alfikri. Bagus recorded history by becoming the sharpest striker in the Under-16 AFF Cup, having so far scored 11 goals.
As for the Malaysian camp, the distribution of goal scorers was quite even. Harith Naem Janieh, Muhammad Asman Asrul, and Muhammad Fahmi Daniel each scored three goals. As for Alif Daniel, Mohammad Ikhwan, Muhammad Danial, and Muhammad Nuh Azlan also made one goal.
In terms of team performance in the U-16 AFF Cup, it is clear that Indonesia is favored in the semi-final match later. But Malaysia certainly cannot be underestimated.
In the U-16 AFF Cup, Indonesia and Malaysia have met six times. Malaysia is superior by winning two wins, one defeat, and the rest is balanced.
Malaysia's most memorable victory occurred four years ago. At that time, Malaysia defeated Indonesia in the final on penalties 3-2, after a 1-1 draw in normal time.
Indonesia U-16 vs. Malaysia U-16 match is predicted to run tight. In addition to the prestige of the two countries, before the tournament there was a problem of the incident of an 'upside down flag' which made the tension heats up. At that time, Malaysian players were found uploading photos of Indonesian flags upside down on social media.
Indonesia itself will also compete with the support of its fanatical supporters. It is known, the fans have gathered around the Gelora Delta Stadium since 1.30 in the morning. Supporting militancy will obviously burn Indonesia's spirit
The potential rain of goals will still occur considering that Indonesia appeared so fierce in the U-16 AFF Cup. But Malaysia, which always has its own motivation when facing the Red and White team, of course can also damage the chance.