TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian U-23 striker Jens Raven became the star in the emphatic 8-0 victory against Brunei Darussalam in the Group A match of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup. However, he admitted that the young Garuda squad experienced a decline in quality in the first and second halves.
In the first half, Indonesia's strategy against Brunei Darussalam in the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup was executed well. The performance seemed to drop in the second half. "In the first half, we played well. The ball was moving, all players were moving, and we scored seven goals in the first half," he said at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday night, July 15, 2025.
The level of play of the Merah Putih team decreased as they played in the second half. "Then, when we went to the locker room, our focus decreased because we already had that lead," said Raven when asked about the team's performance decline in the second half. According to Raven, the result of the second half became the evaluation for the U-23 national team in the next match.
The Indonesian U-23 national team slaughtered Brunei Darussalam 8-0 in the opening match of Group A of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Jens Raven contributed six goals in that match. The other two goals were scored by Arkhan Fikri and Rayhan Hannan. This Bali United player scored goals in the second minute, ninth minute, 31st minute, 33rd minute, 41st minute, and 62nd minute.
Jens Raven's fifth goal was closed with the Pacu Jalur celebration, a traditional dance from Riau, now also known as the 'Aura Farming' celebration. The penalty kick was carefully executed by Raven. The infraction started when Rahmad Arjuna's movement was tackled by Irfan Abdullah in the penalty box. As the executor, Raven changed the score to 7-0. This was the closing goal of the first half. The game ended with 8-0 after the U-23 national team successfully added one more goal through their shot.
Meanwhile, U-23 Indonesian national team coach Gerald Vanenburg also noticed a decrease in the players' performance in the second half. However, he did not want to make it a big issue. He hoped the players could improve the team's performance in the next match. "We have a good team and we played differently in the second half. It doesn't matter," said the 61-year-old coach from the Netherlands.
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