Hanoi installs many large screens to watch the SEA Games football final

Two days before the final match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand, Hanoi City allows the installation of large screens in many places where many people gather to watch football, such as: Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square (Hoan Kiem) , central square of Me Linh district, Linh Dam urban area (Hoang Mai)…

This comes from the need to cheer on the big U23 Vietnam team, My Dinh stadium has only more than 40,000 seats, of which 20,000 tickets are sold online, 20,000 new tickets. The day before the match, the black market ticket price is up to 18 million VND/pair for the seat in the middle of stand A. Tickets for stands C, D, B range from 2.5-4 million VND/pair.

At Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square, a business has installed a large screen of 200 m2 to serve people watching football from May 19, when U23 Vietnam won the right to play in the final match. From 3pm this afternoon, this company will organize games, until 6pm, the art program will start with singers like Karik, Hoang Thuy Linh. The organizers note that today is the day the Ho Guom walking street is active, so people who come to cheer for football can park their cars in the surrounding streets, then move to the square area.

In Me Linh, district leaders said that after surveying, many people could not buy tickets online, black market tickets were too expensive, so they wanted to have a centralized viewing point to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere. The district has installed a 60 m2 LED screen in the central square since yesterday; make plans to ensure security, environmental sanitation and health for the case of thousands of people coming to see.

In Linh Dam urban area, a large screen of 90 m2 was installed from May 20. Resident representative of HH Linh Dam said that the installation of LED screens was approved by a large number of residents as soon as the idea was formed, initially only expected to watch the content of the men’s football final, but with financial contributions. of the people, so they organized to watch the women’s soccer final last night.

Tan Hai Pagoda, Trung Chau commune, Dan Phuong district, also installed two large screens with sizes of 15 m2 and 20 m2 in the campus for Buddhists to cheer U23 Vietnam. From 15:30, the pagoda will organize 13 points to welcome Buddhists in the inner districts of Hanoi to the viewing point.

A representative of the pagoda said that this is the second time the pagoda has organized to watch football, and the temple grounds can welcome thousands of people. Before the match, the pagoda will sing the national anthem, recite the Buddha’s name, and recite the Dai Bi mantra to dedicate to U23 Vietnam.

Tonight at 19:00, U23 Vietnam will enter the final of the SEA Game 31 men’s football content with a predestined opponent, U23 Thai Len, at My Dinh stadium, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi.

Gia Chinh