Former Indonesia international soccer player Boaz Sorosa said in a personal social media post that although Indonesia has never beaten China in nearly 37 years, this time
World Qualifying Tournament (WQT)
They're hoping to "pull off" a win.
Indonesia's last victory over China was in the 1987 King of Thailand Cup, but at that time China was fielding a select team drawn from Hubei Province and Indonesia was fielding a select team from the Galatama XI League, neither of which was an official national team.
Sorosa said it was difficult to win against China when he played for the national team, Chinese players are strong and have a good sense of defensive position, leaving little space, and he mentioned that his coach had said that China had a defender who was a former Eindhoven player, and that Chinese clubs are at a high level and strong contenders for the AFC Champions League title.
Sorolla played against China in the qualifying stage of the 2015 Asian Cup, when Indonesia drew 1 - 1 at home against China, the only point in the six group matches of the Asian Cup qualifiers. In the second round, the national soccer team beat Indonesia 1 - 0 to advance to the Asian Cup.
According to Sorosa, China's world ranking (91) is much higher than Indonesia's (129), and both teams are now in the third stage of the World Qualifying Tournament, which is the same starting line. Indonesia previously drew three consecutive matches and are in the bottom two of the group. This match in Qingdao, they will have to fight for the win, because only by beating China, they can hope to enter the World Cup.
The history of the China-Indonesia exchange after 2000 is as follows:
October 16, 2000: China 4 - 0 Indonesia;
May 13, 2001: China 5 - 1 Indonesia;
May 27, 2001: Indonesia 0 - 2 China;
July 21, 2004: China 5 - 0 Indonesia;
October 15, 2013: Indonesia 1 - 1 China;
November 15, 2013: China 1 - 0 Indonesia.
