Indonesia 9–2 Bangladesh

Indonesia 9–2 Bangladesh was an international association football match played on 1 October 2026 during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup. The fixture took place at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The match became highly notable due to its high-scoring nature, late-stoppage time controversy, and its direct impact on determining the finalist of the tournament.

Background

Heading into the final matchday of Group A, the race for the top spot — which guaranteed a place in the tournament's final — was fiercely contested between arch-rivals Indonesia and Malaysia. Malaysia, playing simultaneously against Singapore, secured a commanding 6–0 victory, putting immense pressure on the Indonesian side to win by a massive margin to clear the goal difference deficit. Bangladesh, under the management of Thomas Dooley, entered the match having already been confirmed to have been eliminated from the tournament but looking to avoid a heavy defeat. Prior to the match, the head-to-head records historically favored Indonesia, although Bangladesh had never previously lost by such a big score against Indonesia.

Match summary

Indonesia opened the scoring early in the 11th minute when Ole Romeny delivered a sharp cutback to Mitchell Baker, who precisely slotted the ball home. Baker doubled the lead in the 20th minute, converting a backheel shot during a goalmouth scramble after Bangladesh goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon failed to clear the initial danger. Rizky Ridho extended the lead to 3–0 with a powerful diagonal strike in the 32nd minute. Bangladesh pulled one goal back four minutes later when Shahriar Emon scored a header from a Shuki Itofusa cross, but Indonesia struck back via Justin Hubner right before halftime to conclude the first half at 6–1.

The second half saw a more defensive posture from Bangladesh as Dooley introduced Minhazul Shadin and Farhaan Ali Wahid to stabilize the squad. However, the final minutes transformed into high drama when the fourth official from Japan, Yusuke Ohashi, originally indicated two minutes of stoppage time before modifying it to seven minutes following VAR interventions and heavy protests from the Indonesian bench. During this extended window, Luke Vickery scored in the 90th minute, followed immediately by Farhaan Ali Wahid's second goal for Bangladesh in the 91st minute. Indonesia then sensationally netted two late goals via Kevin Diks in the 90+6 minute and Mitchell Baker's fifth goal of the night in the 90+7 minute to secure the historic 9–2 triumph.

Match details

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Post-match and controversy

The result allowed Indonesia to tie with Malaysia on seven points and a +9 goal difference. However, Indonesia, which acted as host, advanced to the final against Thailand by virtue of scoring more total goals (11 to 9). Although it was initially announced that 2 minutes of added time would be added to the second half, after VAR intervention and strong protests from the Indonesian bench, the match was then extended until the 7th minute after Bangladesh scored their second goal, making the score 7–2. This meant Indonesia needed two more goals to qualify, which they would go on to achieve during the extended additional time. The extended injury time sparked severe protests, leading the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to officially lodge a clarification request to FIFA regarding the refereeing procedures at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Tempers flared on the pitch post-match, resulting in a heated altercation between Indonesia's Ragnar Oratmangoen and Bangladesh's Hamza Choudhury, which required coaching staffs to separate the two sides. The match went down as Bangladesh's heaviest defeat in three years, falling two goals short from matching their historical worst results, such as the 9–0 losses to Iran in 1982 and South Korea in 1979. Meanwhile, the win added +2.66 points to Indonesia's FIFA world ranking.

See also

• Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia