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Mozambique Coach Admits Indonesian National Team is Very Strong

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Mozambique's coach, Chiquinho Conde, acknowledged the strength of the Indonesian national team after a 1-0 loss in a FIFA Match Day game.
  • Conde noted that Indonesia effectively capitalized on his team's imbalance during the first half to score the winning goal.
  • Despite the loss, Conde expressed satisfaction with the match, as it provided opportunities to evaluate new players for Mozambique's future.

Mozambique's national football team coach, Chiquinho Conde, admitted that the Indonesian team displayed considerable strength during their FIFA Match Day encounter. The match, held at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, concluded with a 1-0 victory for Indonesia, with Ole Romeny scoring the decisive goal in the 11th minute.

I think the Indonesian team played very strongly, very strongly.

— Chiquinho CondeAcknowledging the quality of the Indonesian team's performance.

Conde specifically pointed out that Indonesia's ability to exploit his team's disorganization in the initial half was key to their success. "I think the Indonesian team played very strongly, very strongly," Conde stated during the post-match press conference. "We knew that, after the defeat against Oman, we had to be more careful in the early build-up phase to avoid mistakes, and everything went the opposite way."

We knew that, after the defeat against Oman, we had to be more careful in the early build-up phase to avoid mistakes, and everything went the opposite way.

— Chiquinho CondeExplaining the team's struggles in building play and avoiding errors.

He further elaborated on the first half's difficulties, noting, "We couldn't build the game effectively, the team became unbalanced, and the Indonesian team took advantage of that opportunity and scored a beautiful goal." However, adjustments made by Conde in the second half led to a more balanced game, with Mozambique creating several dangerous counter-attacking opportunities.

We couldn't build the game effectively, the team became unbalanced, and the Indonesian team took advantage of that opportunity and scored a beautiful goal.

— Chiquinho CondeDetailing how Indonesia scored their goal.

Despite the disappointing result, Conde found value in the match as a testing ground for new talent. "In the first match against Oman, we used six new players who debuted in the senior national team. Three of them have played for the national team twice," he explained. "So, these FIFA matches are very beneficial for me to observe new players for the future."

So, these FIFA matches are very beneficial for me to observe new players for the future.

— Chiquinho CondeExpressing satisfaction with the opportunity to test new players.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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