Sidoarjo, Indonesia – The Indonesian U-23 and South Korean U-23 national teams โฃshare notable stylistic similarities, according toโฃ Macau U-23 coach Kwokโ Kar Kok Kenneth, as both sides prepareโ for a crucial showdown in the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. the upcoming match between Indonesia and South Korea,โข scheduledโ for Tuesday night (September โ9, 2025) โat โขDelta stadiumโ in Sidoarjo,โค is being widely viewed as a decisive โcontest for advancement โฃin โGroup J.
Currently,South Korea leads Group J with โขsix points,followed by โIndonesia with four. This sets up a high-stakes final group stage โฃmatch where Indonesia must win to secure a qualifying spot. A drawโ will not be sufficient to โคguarantee โคprogression as one of the best runner-up teams across โall 11 qualifying groups. โขKenneth’s โobservations highlight a common tactical โapproach between the โtwo teams, โpossiblyโ influencing the match’s dynamic.
Macau U-23 experienced losses to both Indonesia and South korea during โฃthe qualificationโข campaign, falling 0-5 in each โขcontest. Kenneth,โข reflecting on thoseโ matches and anticipating Tuesday’s clash, noted, “First of all, the โฃtwo teams played with a vrey high โฃtempo, very fast,” โas reported by tuoitre.
He further elaborated โon โคthe attacking similarities, stating, โฃ”They attack in a fairly โคsimilar โขway in the final third area because Korea has two high strikers, Indonesiaโ also has number 9, Raven,โ and player number 16. Therefore, I’m sure the match โbetween the two teams will take placeโข with a โฃfast tempo.”โข The insight suggests a potentially open and โoffensively-focused encounter as Indonesia aims to overcome the group leadersโค and advance in theโฃ qualifyingโข tournament.
