Romeny scores for Indonesia in World Cup qualifier
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Oxford United striker Ole Romeny scored the only goal of the game for Indonesia in a 1-0 win over China in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
The 24-year-old netted from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time in a victory which guaranteed Indonesia's progress to the fourth round stage of qualifying.
Indonesia will now need to either win their mini three-team tiebreaker group or finish second and then win a two-legged play-off game to reach World Cup 2026 which is being held in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Romeny's strike against China is his third in three international games for Indonesia since gaining citizenship in February this year.
He was born in the Netherlands and represented the Dutch national sides at youth level but his grandmother is Indonesian, meaning Romeny was able to switch his allegiance.
Romeny scored one goal in 14 Championship games for the U's after signing from Eredivisie club Utrecht in January.
