Highlights and goals: Indonesia 7-0 Nepal in Asian Cup qualifiers

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CLASSIFIED! With a 7-0 victory over Nepal, Indonesia is qualified for next year's Asian Cup in China. It will join the best runners-up and the other 11 teams that were already guaranteed via FIFA rankings.

Indonesia 7-0 Nepal.

WHO HOLDS INDONESIA? Ferdinan scored the seventh goal of the game.

Entered: Abimayu

Out: Kambuaya.

Indonesia reached the 20th shot in the game.

Entered: Ari

Out: Bahar.

Indonesia remains dominant from start to finish, with 29 shots, despite having 48% possession. Nepal remains unfinished in the final stage, being the only four kicks in the first half.

Sulaeman scored the sixth goal a minute after the fifth. Indonesia wins. Six to zero.

Baggott scored Indonesia's fifth goal. Five to zero.

Entered: Jaya

Out: Ramdani.

Uparkoti received a card.

Ramdani received a card.

Nepal has yet to finish in the second stage. There are only four shots on goal and all in the first half.

Entered: Shrestha

Out: Bal.

Saddil Ramdani scored Indonesia's fourth goal a minute after the third for the stadium party.

TURNED RIDE! Fachrudin Aryanto scored Indonesia's third goal.

Entered: Rafli

Out: Drajad.

Entered: Ghalan and Khawaa

Out: Tamang and Gurung

Shootings: 21-4.

Indonesia continues to press on the attack. Nepal with 10 men in the field only defends.

It follows 2 to 0 for Indonesia.

Indonesia 2-0 Nepal.

After pressing and with an extra man, Witan Sulaeman extended the score to Indonesia.

Indonesia pressure grows.

Aryal received the second yellow card and is expelled from the game. Nepal with 10 in the field.

Nepal has more possession of the ball, but possession of the ball does not result in creations or shots. Indonesia with 44% is more dangerous and arrives more with submissions.

Shootings: 9-2.

Aryal was fouled hard and received the first card of the game.

Indonesia continues to play better and hits the attack more often, even though Nepal has more possession at the moment.

Drajad received a pass and opened the scoring for Indonesia early in the game.

Indonesia's second submission in four minutes.

Indonesia starts playing on the offensive field.

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Nepal have trailed in seven of the last eight games.

 

Indonesia have scored 2.5 goals in at least five of their last seven games.

 

Nepal arrives for the confrontation with four consecutive defeats.

 

30 minutes to the start of the game.

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"The match went well. Our players also suffered. There is still one more game against Nepal. I'm sure we can beat Nepal,' said PSSI General President Mochamad Iriawan.

"Please pray and support that all players remain in good health so they can have a "great performance again against Nepal," added Iriawan.

Shin Tae-yong, coach from Indonesia, commented on the defeat to Kuwait in : 

"Before this game, I thought we had a chance to be an opponent in this game. With this victory, I have no doubts that Indonesian football will develop; even more," Shin Tae-yong said.

"I don't particularly think we can win, but I believe we can be a challenge", added the South Korean coach.

"I also believe that victory can come depending on how much the players fight on the field", he said. 

Argawinata; Baggott, Ramadhani, Arhan Rifai, Irianto, Wahyudi; Sulaeman, Kambuya, Klok, Darmono; Ramdani.

Indonesia is ranked 159th in the FIFA rankings. It comes from a very uneven recent history with four wins, four draws and two losses in the last 10 games. In the two Asian Cup qualifiers, he debuted with a 2-1 victory against Kuwait and then lost 1-0 to Jordan.

 

The champions of each group and the top five runners-up will join the other 11 teams in the Asian Cup.

 

Karki; Khawas, Tamang, Shrestha, Aryal; Uparkoti, Angdembe, Ghalan; Shrestha, Thakuri, Dangi.

Nepal é 168ℴ in the FIFA ranking, one of the last selections of the 211 that are on the list. The team arrives with three losses in a row. In the opening match for the Asian Cup, they lost to Jordan 2-0 and then lost to Kuwait 4-1, where they extended the negative series. In the last 10 official games, there were six defeats, three victories and a draw. In the qualifiers for the World Cup, Nepal finished fourth in the group that had Australia, Kuwait, Jordan and Taipei; Chinese. There were six points won, four goals scored and 22 conceded.

1. Jordan - 6 points

2. Indonesia - 3 points

3. Kuwait - 3 points

4. Nepal - 0 points.

The Indonesia vs Nepal match will be played at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium with a capacity of 60.000 people.

My name is Thomas Alencar and I will be your host for this game. We will provide pre-match analysis, score updates and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.