Confronting Vietnam in the SEA Games: Indonesian football is lost

Before the opening match of Group A 31st SEA Games men’s football takes place at 19 pm tonight (6.5) between host U.23 Vietnam and U.23 Indonesia, sheet CNN Indonesia listed the confrontations between these two countries’ football teams at the festival sport largest in Southeast Asia. Accordingly, in 12 encounters, the Indonesian team won only 4 times, drew 2 and the remaining 6 matches ended in defeat. Indonesian men’s football has not been able to win against Vietnam in the last 4 meetings.

Indonesia U.22 team (red shirt) fell to Vietnam in the men’s football final SEA Games 2019 independence

At the 2019 SEA Games taking place in the Philippines, U.22 Indonesia and U.22 Vietnam have clashed twice. Accordingly, in the first confrontation in the group stage, the Indonesian U.22 team lost 1-2 and then received a bold 0-3 defeat in the final.

At the SEA Games at Singapore In 2017, Indonesia and Vietnam also met and the match ended with a 0-0 draw. In the previous clash, the 2015 SEA Games in Malaysia, the Indonesian team was defeated by Vietnam with a strong score of 0-5 in the match for 3rd place. This is the second biggest loss of Indonesian football at the Games. Southeast Asian sports take place every 2 years. Indonesia’s heaviest defeat was against Thailand on December 15, 1985 with a score of 0-7. Meeting Vietnam for the first time at the 1991 SEA Games in the Philippines, Indonesia won with a score of 1-0 thanks to a goal from Robby Darwis in the 35th minute.

Indonesia U.23 team has prepared carefully for SEA Games 31 INDEPENDENCE

Although the head-to-head record fell short, but Coach of Indonesia U.23 team, Shin Tae-yong confidence can disappoint Vietnam in the opening match of Group A men’s football at the SEA Games this time. Because according to him, the Indonesian U.23 team currently has a strong squad and is considered superior to the opponent.

The ruler of the human army Korea confidently said: “In the last meeting when I was the head coach of Indonesia, I am not ashamed to say that Vietnam has better quality than Indonesia. But at this SEA Games, we are reinforced with good players from both domestic and European. I am very confident that we can get a good result against Vietnam.”