DBasia.news –The Indonesia national team squad in the friendly match against Mauritius on September 11, 2018, is youthful. There are 11 players under 23.
No wonder, the squad was established not too long after the participation of the U23 Indonesia national team. The coach is Bima Sakti Tukiman, the coach assistant in that multi-sports event.
In the bench, Bima won’t be alone. Danurwindo, the experienced coach, will accompany the 42-year-old man.
Bima and Danur just call nine senior players for the friendly match against Mauritius, and one of them is the debutant personnel. The player with the possibility to score his first caps with Indonesia national team is Dedik Setiawan, Arema FC bomber who scored 7 goals in the Liga 1.
Meanwhile, the other 8 senior players are Muhammad Ridho (Borneo FC), Fachrudin Aryanto (Madura United), Rizky Pora (Barito Putera), Alfin Tuasalamony (Arema FC), Bayu Pradana (Mitra Kukar), Riko Simanjuntak (Persija Jakarta), Stefano Lilipay (Bali United), and Boaz Solossa (Persipura Jayapura).
The duet of Bima-Danur excluded 7 former personnel of 2018 Asian Games. They are Andritany Ardhiyasa (Persija), Ricky Fajrin (Bali United), Rezaldi Hehanussa (Persija), Andy Setyo (PS Tira), Muhammad Hargianto (Bhayangkara FC), Saddil Ramdani (Persela Lamongan), and Alberto Goncalves (Sriwijaya FC).
Playing against Mauritius would be the first series of friendly match of Indonesia national team as the preparation of the AF Cup on November. As planned, the Garuda squad will invite Myanmar for a match next month.