TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian national under-22 football team is ready to fight the U-22 squad of Puerto Rico in a friendly match, to be held in the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Yogyakarta on Tuesday (June 13).
"We want to continue to perform well like what we did in the last trial against Cambodia. They are ready to win against Puerto Rico," Coach of the Indonesian U-22 squat, Luis Milla said on Monday.
The game against Puerto Rico will be an opportunity to test the squads technique and performance, Milla said.
"They have been learning and training hard. Tomorrows game against Puerto Rico will be a tough one," Milla said.
Five senior players in Indonesias U-22 squad are expected to boost the motivation of the younger ones in the team, he said.
Milla will have the same line-up of the 2017 AFC Asia Cup Qualification games to fight Puerto Rican squad during the friendly match.
"The game against Puerto Rico will be an evaluation event for the whole players," Milla said.
The Indonesian team will attend a training camp for 11 in Bali from June 30 before departing to Malaysia for competing in the 2017 AFC Asia Cup qualification.
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