Maarten Paes’ Home Debut is Brilliant, Netizens: Save Indonesia, Bang Paes!

Maarten Paes’ home debut with Indonesian National Team garnered much praise after his impressive performance when Indonesia faced Australia in the first round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian zone at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Tuesday (10/9/2024). The FC Dallas goalkeeper made several crucial saves, keeping Indonesia’s goal safe until halftime.

Paes’ brilliant performance became a hot topic on social media, especially on platform X (formerly Twitter). By halftime, his name had been talked about more than 17.8 thousand times by users, with the majority praising his extraordinary save. One user, @ernaayyy, wrote, “WHAT A DOUBLE SAVE FROM MARTEEN PAES, WHAT A CLASS, MENYALA BANG PAES”.

A similar statement also came from another user, @muktientut, who said, “Marten Paes is like a plesdis (flashdisk, ed), always saving,” highlighting Paes’ fast reflexes under the goalpost.

Meanwhile, @unmagnetism wrote, “Paes saves again, please save this country bang Paes”, indicating how important Paes’ role is for the Indonesian National Team in this important match.

With his brilliant performance, Paes managed to withstand the onslaught of Australian players such as Mitchell Duke, Jackson Irvine, and Nestroy Irankunda. His debut appearance in front of Indonesian supporters at GBK was clearly in the spotlight, and it is no wonder that the Indonesian football public hopes that Paes will continue to be a solid fortress for the Garuda Squad in the following matches.

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