Indonesia and Oman don hammer each other for friendly match for Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium, as both teams dey prepare for future tournaments. The match na part of final FIFA international break before World Cup.
Indonesia start game with plenty pressure, and di home fans dey happy as Tjoe-A-On get pass to find Justin Hubner for area. Hubner arrive with strong finish and send ball enter net, opening scoring for Indonesia.
Oman no gree rest. Sultan attempt long-range shot, but Audero parry am away. After dat, Sultan get tackle for penalty area, and referee call penalty for Oman. Al-Ghassani shoot to right corner, but Audero guess correct and save di penalty.
Game stop small time to assist Indonesian player wey dey pain, but e come back for pitch. Players also take opportunity for hydration stop before ball roll again.
Pelupessy receive pass for midfield, find Romeny for attacking third. Romeny control ball and turn past marker, break into box on right and shoot low across goal enter back of net, extend Indonesia lead.
On left side, Indonesia win another corner. Dem take am into box but defense clear am away. Home team continue to press, and Tjoe-A-On dey look like most inspired player with long-range shot wey go wide.
Pressure don pay off. For play on left, Tjoe-A-On get pass to find Justin Hubner for area, wey arrive with strong finish and send ball into back of goal.
Beckham Putra receive yellow card for hard foul for midfield. Indonesia start game pressing and try to create danger for attacking third, managing to dominate action for early stage.
Diks receive pass from Jener inside box on right, and deliver cross wey find Tjoe-A-On. Tjoe-A-On head powerfully, but defense clear ball off line. Corner kick take into box and defense clear am away.
Indonesia come into today match with two losses and one win for last matches. For World Cup Qualifiers, on October 10, dem lose 1-0 away to Iraq. On March 27, dem win 4-0 at home against St. Kitts and Nevis. And on March 30, dem lose 1-0 at home to Bulgaria.
Oman come into today match with one loss, one win, and one draw for Arab Cup. On December 2, dem lose to Saudi Arabia 2-1. On December 5, dem draw 0-0 with Morocco. And on December 8, dem win 2-1 against Comoros.
For tonight game, John Herdman use players like Nadeo Argawinata, Maarten Paes, Sandy Walsh, Dony Pamungkas, Calvin Verdonk, Muhammed Ferarri, Matthew Baker, Yakob Sayuri, Saddil Ramdani, Mauro Zijlstra and Rayhan Hannan.
For Oman side, Tarik Sektioui use Ibrahim Al Rajhi, Fayeez Al-Rushaidi, Khalid Al Ghatrifi, Saeed Al-Alawi, Gehmat Al-Habashi, Ahed Al-Mashaiki, Musab Al-Mamari, Munzer Al-Alawi, Mahmood Al-Mushaigri, Salaah Al-Yahyaei, Mohammed Al-Ghafri and Nasser Al-Rawahi.
Indonesia line up with 3-4-3 formation: Audero, Hubner, Baggott and Ridho; Diks, Jenner, Pelupessy and Tjoe-A-On; Nugraha, Romeny and Oratmangoen.
Oman line up with 4-2-3-1 formation: Al-Mukhaini, Al-Khamisi, Al-Shaqsy, Rushaidi and Al-Maki; Al-Busaidi, Al-Saadi, Al-Yahmadi, Fawaz and Al-Aghbari; Al-Subhi.
Match take place for Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium, also known as Madya Stadium, within sports complex of same name. Stadium get capacity over nine thousand spectators. E open for 1961, undergo renovations for 1985 and 2018, and dey host matches of Indonesian National Team.