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Goalkeeper
Maarten Paes
deserves the title of Man of the Match or best player
Indonesian National Team
when defeated by Saudi Arabia 2-3 in round 4 of the 2026 World Cup Qualification at King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah, Thursday (9/10) early morning WIB.
Paes was undoubtedly Indonesia’s best player when they were defeated by Saudi Arabia.The 27-year-old goalkeeper prevented Indonesia from suffering a crushing defeat against Saudi.
Even though he just returned from a long absence since last July due to injury, Paes appeared impressive.The Sofascore site noted that the FC Dallas goalkeeper made 7 important saves.
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In total, Paes made 1 high claim, 4 saves from inside the box, 2 punches, and a pass accuracy of 63 percent throughout the 90 minutes of the match.Paes got 7.9 points from SofaScore.
Paes’ two extraordinary saves came in the second half.Firstly, when the former FC Utrecht goalkeeper blocked Firas Al Buraikan’s header and secondly when he thwarted a one-on-one opportunity with Salem Al Dawsari.
Maarten Paes’ performance received a lot of praise from Indonesian fans on social media.Many consider Paes to be the only Indonesian national team player who performed solidly.
“It’s true that all the players underperformed, except Paes.”
“Maarten Paes saved Indonesia from a flood of goals,” wrote one netizen.
“Luckily there is Maarten Paes, if there was no Paes, Indonesia would have lost 2-6,” wrote another netizen.
Paes’ neat game was very important for the Indonesian national team, because in the end the Garuda team only lost 2-3.In this way, Indonesia’s goal difference is only -1.
The goal difference will be very important for the Indonesian national team in determining their position in the 2026 World Cup Qualification Group B standings.
If Indonesia is able to beat Iraq on Saturday (11/10) and Iraq then beats Saudi Arabia, Tuesday (14/10), then who will qualify in the standings will be determined by goal difference.
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