Thanh Luong: ‘Meeting Indonesia soon is good for Vietnam’
HanoiAccording to former player Pham Thanh Luong, Indonesia and Thailand are serious opponents for the SEA Games 31 men’s football gold medal with the host Vietnam.
Pham Thanh Luong draws to put Indonesia in the same group A with Vietnam at SEA Games 31. Photo: Lam Tho
The 31st SEA Games men’s football will be played from May 6. The drawing ceremony to divide the table for football and futsal at the 31st SEA Games took place in Hanoi this morning, April 6. Former player Pham Thanh Luong drew lots, bringing Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Timor Leste into the same host country Vietnam in Group A of men’s football.
Considered as two bright candidates for two semi-finals in Group A, Vietnam and Indonesia will See you in the first match.
“It is clear that Thailand and Indonesia are Vietnam’s main rivals in the race for the gold medal. In which, Indonesia has recently made significant progress, a series of their U23 players are currently the core of the national team. Meeting them early is also good, helping U23 Vietnam understand the opponent better,” Thanh Luong said after the drawing ceremony in Hanoi on the morning of April 6.
“The level of football among the teams in the region is now significantly narrowed. The opponents are all very well prepared for the SEA Games. Every team has a chance, but Vietnam has the home-field advantage,” Thanh Luong added. when asked about the opportunity for U23 Vietnam. “Playing at home gives the advantage of the fans and the field, but it also puts a little bit of pressure on the team. Young players need to overcome this pressure. I hope the young players will do well.”
Coach Park Hang-seo and his students met Indonesia twice at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines. The team won 2-1 in the group stage and 3-0 in the final. Indonesia is known as the second king in Southeast Asia when it has reached the finals of the SEA Games and AFF Cup many times, but has never been crowned the highest.
At the AFF Cup 2020, the Indonesian team under Korean coach Shin Tae-yong used more than 10 U23 players and reached the final, where they lost to Thailand.
Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 in the final of SEA Games 30 in 2019.
Group A men’s football at the 31st SEA Games took place at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho. Meanwhile, Group B – with teams from Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Singapore – plays at Thien Truong Stadium, Nam Dinh. The two semi-finals and the final match will take place at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi.
The progress of the 31st SEA Games men’s football draw.
Lam Tho
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