Bagaimana Timnas Australia Juara Piala Asia U-20 usai Gagal di Piala AFF U-19

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Ilustrasi Timnas Australia. (Rahmat Ari Hidayat/Skor.id)
Ilustrasi Timnas Australia. (Rahmat Ari Hidayat/Skor.id)

SKOR.id - Mari melihat lebih dekat bagaimana Timnas U-20 Australia yang gagal di Piala AFF U-19 2024 mampu jadi juara Piala Asia U-20 2025.

Meski tim senior mereka tak pernah ikut kompetisi regional Asia Tenggara, timnas junior Australia selalu ikut dalam gelaran Piala AFF kelompok umur.

Hal ini kembali terjadi tahun lalu saat Young Socceroos terjun ke Surabaya untuk mengikuti gelaran Piala AFF U-19 2024.

Ini merupakan penampilan kesembilan mereka di Piala AFF U-19, jadi juara di lima edisi (2006, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2019).

Skuad asuhan Trevor Morgan tak mendapat halangan berarti di grup B, dengan menang lawan Laos (6-0), Vietnam (6-2), dan Myanmar (1-0).

Akan tetapi, mereka kemudian harus kalah di semifinal dari Thailand (0-1), sebelum menang adu penalti lawan Malaysia untuk meraih peringkat ketiga.

Salah satu alasan mereka tak jadi juara mungkin adalah karena pemilihan pemain yang dibawa ke turnamen.

Sebelum turnamen, Australia muda sempat menjalani tur di Amerika Selatan, termasuk melawan Cile dan Uruguay. Para pemain yang ikut dalam tur ini kebanyakan tak ikut dibawa ke Piala AFF.

Morgan lebih memilih untuk memberikan kesempatan pada pemain muda lainnya.

"Turnamen ini adalah kesempatan sempurna untuk mengembangkan para pemain muda ini melalui laga kompetitif," ujar Morgan saat itu.

"Kami punya kesempatan untuk mengganti semua pemain di skuad dan fakta bahwa kami bisa melakukan ini menunjukkan dalamnya talenta yang tersedia."

Morgan memberikan waktu istirahat untuk para pemain yang ikut tur Amerika Selatan untuk istirahat jelang pra-musim bersama klub mereka masing-masing di A-League.

Hal ini yang menjadikan skuad mereka terlihat sangat berbeda antara Piala AFF U-19 2024 dengan saat mereka bermain di Piala Asia U-20 2025.

Juara Piala Asia

Di Piala Asia U-20 2025 yang dihelat di Shenzhen, Cina, Timnas U-20 Australia mampu jadi juara.

Di Babak Grup, Young Socceroos menang lawan Kirgistan (5-1), Qatar (3-1), dan tuan rumah Cina (2-1).

Lalu di Fase Gugur, mereka menang lawan Iran di Perempat Final (3-2), menang lawan Jepang di semifinal (2-0), lalu menang adu penalti lawan Arab Saudi di partai puncak.

Tak hanya itu, Alexander Badolato juga terpilih jadi Pemain Terbaik turnamen usai jadi pemimpin tak tergantikan di lini tengah Timnas U-20 Australia.

Jika dibandingkan, hanya ada beberapa pemain yang ikut di Piala AFF U-19 2024, yang ikut mengantarkan Australia jadi juara Asia.

Mereka adalah Fabian Talladira, Lucas Herrington, Oliver Randazzo, Medin Memeti, Adam Bugarija, dan Tiago Quintal.

Artinya, hanya enam pemain Piala AFF yang masuk dalam skuad 23 pemain di Piala Asia.

Jika di Piala AFF, Australia hanya mengandalkan pemain dari klub lokal, di Piala Asia ada enam pemain dari klub Eropa yang juga dipanggil.

Mereka adalah Musa Toure (Randers Denmark), Steven Hall (Brighton), Daniel Bennie (QPR), Sebastian Esposito (Lecce), Louis Agosti (Perugia), dan Paul Okon-Engstler (Benfica).

Kini, Timnas U-20 Australia akan jadi wakil Asia di Piala Dunia U-20 2025 yang akan dihelat di Cile. Seberapa jauh mereka akan melangkah?

Source: WikipediaSocceroos

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