Indonesian Media: 'Victory over Vietnam is Historic'

Indonesian media refers to the 3-2 victory over Vietnam's futsal team in the quarterfinals as historic.

The Indonesian futsal team officially secured the final spot to advance to the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship semifinals after defeating Vietnam 3-2. This convincing win for the host team was due to their better chance conversion.

After the match, Indonesian media continuously sent congratulations and praised their team. Bola headlined: "History has been made! The Indonesian futsal team defeated Vietnam to secure a place in the 2026 Asian Cup semifinals."

Under the article, this outlet recounted the match events and repeatedly praised the home players' performance in the first half.

"Wendy Brian Ick opened the scoring for Indonesia's national futsal team against Vietnam. Brian scored with a left-footed shot just three minutes into the game. Ardiansyah Nur doubled the lead for Indonesia with 9 minutes and 37 seconds left in the first half. Anca successfully capitalized on an assist from Rio Pangestu.

Vietnam narrowed the score to 1-2 at 14:49 thanks to a shot by Nguyễn Đa Hải. However, that hope lasted less than a minute. Reza Gunawan restored Indonesia's lead with a beautiful strike.

Nguyễn Đa Hải delivered an outstanding performance in the second half. The number 7 player scored his second goal with just four minutes remaining in the match," Bola did not forget to praise Đa Hải, who scored a brace for Vietnam in the second half.

According to Bola, the victory over Vietnam is a historic achievement, marking the first time Indonesia's futsal team has reached the semifinals of the tournament.

In the semifinals,their opponent will be the formidable Japan, who defeated Afghanistan 6-0 in the earlier quarterfinal match.