Indonesia beat Timor Leste 3-0 in Piala AFF 2026 Group A
Three goals came after halftime, lifting Indonesia to the top of Group A on six points after two matches.
Indonesia beat Timor Leste 3-0 in a continued Group A match at Piala AFF 2026 on Friday. John Herdman's team only broke the deadlock in the second half, even though the opponent had played with 10 men since the 21st minute after Jackson Pereira received a second yellow card. Shayne Pattynama opened the scoring in the 74th minute, followed by a free kick from Thom Haye four minutes later. Mitchell Baker added the third goal in the 81st minute. ANTARA wrote that Indonesia's change in play came after substitutions following halftime, which made the attack flow more smoothly. The result put Indonesia atop Group A on six points from two matches, ahead of Singapore on goal difference.