Suara.com – A thread on platform X (Twitter) about the tragic story of Noah Gesser which attracted public attention. The thread opened by stating that there was an important figure behind Hubner and Jenner's decision to choose the Indonesian National Team.
That figure was Noah Gesser, their friend, who had 'promised' with them to defend Indonesia. Follow the tragic story of Noah Gesser behind the national team's success in qualifying for the last 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup below.
Noah Gesser was once the talk of Indonesian football fans because he appeared on the list of potential players who would be naturalized by PSSI. Noah also admitted that he had an interest in carrying it out, even though at that time he didn't have the courage to choose which country he would defend.
Unfortunately, before Noah wore the national team uniform, the young Ajax player of Indonesian descent died in a traffic accident.
The tragic accident occurred on the United Nations Road in Ijsselsstein, Utrecht, Friday 30 July 2021. Noah died along with his brother who was only 18 years old. Noah Gesser himself was only 16 years old when he died.
The accident occurred because the car Noah was traveling in entered the wrong lane, so it collided with a taxi from the opposite direction. The medical team immediately arrived, an ambulance and a helicopter team were also dispatched to handle this accident.
However, Noah and his brother's lives could not be saved. Police said the two victims did not survive. Meanwhile the taxi driver survived and was taken to hospital.
Ivar Jenner, Justin Hubner, and Noah Gesser friendship
In Indonesia, Noah Gesser is quite famous after it was discovered that his mother was of Javanese descent. The connection with the national team's success in qualifying for the last 16 is because Hubner and Jenner are friends with Noah and together they thought about defending the Indonesian national team.
Ivar Jenner, Justin Hubner, and Noah Gesser have been friends since childhood. Noah is the youngest among them. Two years after Noah left, Justin and Jenner left for Indonesia to defend the Indonesian national team. In the naturalization introduction video, Hubner inserted Noah's name and said he wanted to make Noah proud.
Jenner's attitude is no less touching, he often leaves comments on Noah Gesser's Instagram posts, as if he wants to preserve the world's memory of his friend.
One day ago, Saturday, January 27 2024, Ivar Jenner posted a photo of Noah with the caption “We made history. Proud of the team,” after the Indonesian National Team qualified for the last 16.
That is the tragic story of Noah Gesser behind the success of the National Team in qualifying for the last 16. Maybe in a place that we can't see, Noah has sent strength to his two friends so they can defend the Indonesian National Team until the end.
Contributor: Mutaya Saroh