The former Governor of DKI Jakarta and several ministers appeared enthusiastic while applauding as the match was about to begin. In this watch party, Jokowi also invited his volunteers. Minister of PUPR, Basuki Hadimuljono, assessed that Uzbekistan has strength both in attack and defense. However, he is optimistic that Garuda Muda can still excel in the game and score goals.

The semifinal match ended with Uzbekistan leading 2-0 against the Indonesian national team. The match was not without dramatic moments, including when the first goal scored against the Uzbekistan team was disallowed by the referee for being offside. Mr. Bas, who is familiarly called Pak Bas, said that Jokowi was briefly down or disappointed when he found out that the U-23 Indonesian national team's goal was disallowed by the referee in that match.

"Basuki, who initially predicted that the national team could score two goals against Uzbekistan, but it turns out that prediction was reversed. Even though this time the national team lost to Uzbekistan, Basuki hopes that the national team can secure a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics. 'Earlier I said 2-0 for Indonesia, turns out it's 2-0 for them (Uzbekistan),' jokingly said Basuki."

Apart from Basuki, also present to fulfill Jokowi's invitation were Minister of Communication and Information Technology Budi Arie Setiadi, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan, and Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia. In addition, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces General Agus Subiyanto, Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and a number of Jokowi's volunteers were also present.