On the night of April 7 (Vietnam time), U17 Indonesia entered the second match of Group C of the 2025 U17 Asian Cup finals against U17 Yemen.
The 1-0 victory over U17 Korea in the opening match helped U17 Indonesia confidently enter the match against U17 Yemen. This confidence was quickly realized with the opening goal in the 15th minute, when Gholy had a decisive finish.
Less than 10 minutes later, U17 Indonesia continued to increase the gap. This time, it was Gholy himself who made an accurate assist for Alberto to head the ball to increase the score to 2-0.
Meanwhile, U17 Yemen could not create any breakthroughs throughout the first half and was completely inferior to the opponent's attack.
In the second half, U17 Yemen unexpectedly scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 thanks to Garash on the penalty spot. After this goal, Yemen appeared more confident and tried to find opportunities, but could not break Indonesia's defense.
While Yemen were struggling to find an equalizer, they received another shock. Their goalkeeper committed a foul in the penalty area against an Indonesian player. On the penalty spot, Evandra coolly defeated the opposing goalkeeper to increase the score to 3-1. Before the match ended, Evandra completed his double when scoring the winning goal to seal a 4-1 victory for U17 Indonesia.
In the remaining match of Group C, U17 Korea defeated U17 Afghanistan 6-0.
Thus, after 2 consecutive victories, U17 Indonesia has secured its way through the group stage of the 2025 U17 Asian Cup. This achievement also helped the team from the archipelago win a ticket to the 2025 U17 World Cup finals taking place in November in Qatar.
