MARSELINO Ferdinan scored a match-winning brace as Indonesia beat Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier.
The Oxford United winger opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark and then doubled his tally shortly before an hour had been played.
Ferdinan’s first goal saw him collect the ball on the left wing and drive forward before nudging a pass to teammate Ragnar Oratmangoen on his outside.
Ferdinan continued with his run on the inside and received a cutback inside the penalty area from Oratmangoen, and he then dummied a defender before firing across goal with his right foot.
Marselino Ferdinan scoort op aangeven van Ragnar Oratmangoen! 🇮🇩⚽️#INDSAU
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The 20-year-old’s brace came when he drove onto a loose ball just inside the box and saw a strike deflected, before he then pounced on the rebound and dinked an effort over Ahmed Al-Kassar in the Saudi goal.
With 12 minutes to go, Ferdinan was substituted in place of Pratama Arhan.
The 2-0 victory lifted Indonesia up to third in their 2026 World Cup qualifying group.
Ferdinan previously played just under quarter of an hour from the bench as Indonesia lost 4-0 to Japan last week.
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