The Papua striker has always been the mainstay of the Indonesian national team at the SEA Games

The Papua striker has always been the mainstay of the Indonesian national team at the SEA Games

Indonesian U-23 national team striker Osvaldo Haay managed to become the top scorer while the 2019 SEA Games with a score of 8 goals. This is evidence that the Papua striker has always been the foundation of the Garuda Youth Team in this event.
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Osvaldo Haay indeed performed very brilliantly with the Indonesian U-23 national team at the 2019 SEA Games. Almost all the teams were burglarized by the young attacker belonging to the Persebaya Surabaya. The 22-year-old striker managed to break into the wicket of Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar. Only Vietnam has not broken in the 2019 SEA Games.
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Osvaldo's most goals were scored while slaughtering Brunei in the 4th match of the group phase. In the 8-0 victory, Osvaldo Haay successfully recorded a hat trick. The Jayapura-born striker has also scored in the last three SEA Games 2019 games. This record is expected to be continued when meeting Vietnam in the final.
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Osvaldo Haay's goal record at the 2019 SEA Games is also equaled by the Vietnamese attacker, namely Ha Duc Chinh. That happened when he was able to record a hat trick against the Cambodian goal in the semifinals. In addition to the gold medal race, the final match between the Indonesian national team U-23 vs Vietnam will also be a proof of who is the best striker in the 2019 SEA Games.
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Apart from that, Osvaldo Haay himself became the only Indonesian U-23 national team player who has scored more than five goals since the 2001 SEA Games. Finally, there is the name of Patrich Wanggai who was able to score five goals during the 2011 SEA Games. After that, the Youth Team Garuda players were no longer able to touch five goals.
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This proves that the Indonesian U-23 national team's goal relies on attackers from Papua. As you know, Wanggai is a striker born in Nabire, Papua.
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Duet with his fellow colleagues in Papua, Titus Bonai, Wanggai was able to make the Indonesian U-23 national team become the most productive team in the 2011 phase of Group A SEA Games with 11 goals. Two attackers from Papua, namely Osvaldo Haay and Wanggai, managed to become a differentiator in the era of the 2000s SEA Games. Because only those two players scored 5 or more goals.
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Back to the problem of the role of the Papua striker, in fact could be a lesson for the senior Indonesian national team. At that level, coaches should be able to take advantage of a number of Papuan attackers who are skilled in League 1.