Indonesia's Best Players Against Morocco in the 2023 U-17 World Cup: Who Was the Most Outstanding?

Indonesia's national U-17 team suffered a 3-1 defeat against Morocco in their final Group A match of the 2023 U-17 World Cup at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, on Thursday evening (16/11/2023).

Morocco took a two-goal lead thanks to Anas Alaoui's 29th-minute penalty and Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal's 38th-minute header.

Bima Sakti's team pulled one back through Nabil Asyura's goal in the 42nd minute. However, Indonesia failed to score again in the second half, allowing Morocco to extend their lead through Mohammed Harmony's 64th-minute goal.

This was Indonesia's first defeat in the 2023 U-17 World Cup; previously, the Garuda Muda (Young Eagles) had drawn against Ecuador and Panama.

So, which Indonesian players excelled in the match?

According to Sofa Score data, the average rating for the Garuda Muda squad was 6.61 points out of 10. This rating is an accumulation of performance in goals, assists, tackles, total minutes played, and other factors.

Goalkeeper Ikram Al Giffari received the highest rating among all players, with 7.7 points. Despite conceding three goals to Morocco, Ikram managed to thwart several dangerous opportunities.

He also recorded five saves and eight clearances in this match.

Nabil Asyura followed in second place, with a 7.2 rating. He scored Indonesia's only goal in the match from three shots.

Nabil also recorded one clearance and two tackles in the match against Morocco.

Indonesia's midfielder, Hanif Ramadhan, ranked third with a 7.1 rating. He recorded one key pass during the match.

Here are the Sofa Score player ratings for the Indonesian national team in the match against Morocco at the 2023 U-17 World Cup:

1. Ikram Al Giffari: 7.7 points
2. Nabil Asyura: 7.2 points
3. Hanif Ramadhan: 7.1 points
4. Arkhan Kaka: 7 points
5. Sulthan Zaki: 6.7 points
6. Habil Akbar: 6.6 points
7. Iqbal Gwijangge: 6.6 points
8. Ji Da-bin: 6.6 points
9. Achmad Arrosyid: 6.5 points
10. Amar Brkic: 6.5 points
11. Figo Dennis: 6.4 points
12. Aulia Rahman: 6.3 points
13. Jehan Pahlevi: 6.3 points
14. Riski Afrisal: 6.1 points
15. Rizdjar Subagja: 6.1 points
16. Welberlieskott Jardim: 6.1 points

(See also: Final Group A Standings of the U-17 World Cup After Morocco Beat Indonesia 3-1)