The Indonesian national team lost 0-2 to the Iraqi national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asian Zone. The negative results had to be swallowed by the Garuda squad despite playing at home.

Then, what are the causes of the Indonesian national team losing? Gawang Patah has summarized it for you.

The Indonesia vs Iraq national team match has ended at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Senayan, Jakarta. The Lions of Mesopotamia won 2-0 thanks to Aymen Hussein's 54th-minute penalty and Ali Jassim's 86th-minute goal.

5. Easily Penetrated Backline
The backline of the Indonesian national team was quite easily penetrated by Iraq throughout the 90 minutes. The proof, the visitors released 11 attempts towards the host's defense.

Luckily, of the 11, only two led to the goal. The bad thing is, both opportunities were immediately turned into goals.

4. Wasted Opportunities
Indonesia recorded two golden opportunities to score, one through Rafael Struick and another from Sandy Walsh's feet. Unfortunately, both opportunities were wasted.
Walsh's action was right on target. However, Struick wasted a golden opportunity when dealing with the goalkeeper. Not to mention, Shayne Pattynama's position was more open to score.

3. Red Cougar Jordi Amat
Trailing 0-1, Indonesia also had to play with 10 men. The red card received by Amat in the 59th minute was quite disturbing.
As a result, the plan to play more attacking fell apart. The Indonesian national team could not play with more balance in the remaining 30 minutes.

2. Ernando Ari
Ernando made a blunder on the second goal scored by Ali Jasim (87'). He should have been able to throw the ball away instead of controlling a pass from a friend.
In general, Ernando's performance was also not good enough. Just imagine, Iraq were able to score two goals from two shots on target.

1. Penalty
However, the main cause of defeat was not Ernando. The penalty earned in the 53rd minute from Justin Hubner's handball was the main culprit.
Up until that point, Indonesia had actually kept pace with Iraq. The penalty and the goal then changed everything.

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