2024-05-05 12:45:17
Friday, 03 May 2024 – 15:15 WIB
Iraqi striker #07 Ali Jasim celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal in the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 third place match between Iraq and Indonesia at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Thursday (2/5/2024). (ANTARA/AFP/Karim Jaafar)
jpnn.com – JAKARTA – Iraq U-23 National Team striker Ali Jasim prayed for the Indonesian U-23 National Team following the country, as well as Japan and Uzbekistan, competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“I (also) hope that the four Asian teams can graduate and I wish Indonesia luck in Paris (for the playoffs) against Guinea,” said the 20-year-old striker as quoted from the AFC’s official website, Friday (3/5).
Together with Zaid Tehseen, Ali Jasim was the deciding factor for Iraq when they beat Indonesia with a score of 2-1 in the match for third place in the 2024 Qatar U-23 Asian Cup at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Thursday (2/5), which was also the last ticket route. automatically to the Paris Olympics.
Indonesia, which only scored one goal through Ivar Jenner, fell to its knees and had to be more patient for tickets to the Paris Olympics.
Garuda Muda will get tickets to the Paris Olympics if they come out victorious in the inter-confederation playoff round against Guinea U-23 on May 9, and this is Ali Jasim’s hope.
Meanwhile, Jasim, who was named the best player of the match, also praised the character of his team who came back from one goal down through Ivar Jenner’s long-range kick.
“For sure, the first half today was very difficult, but we managed to recover and get a good result,” he said.
“I want to thank the coach, he has been under a lot of pressure throughout the tournament and received criticism, but he managed to get us through,” he added.
Iraqi striker Ali Jasim prays that the Indonesian U-23 national team can qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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