This will be a difficult match

Hanoi, Beritasatu.com – Coach Shin Tae-yong (STY) assesses that the Vietnam vs Indonesia match in the third match of the AFF Cup or ASEAN Cup 2024 at the Viet Tri Stadium, Sunday (15/12/2024) at 20.00 WIB, will be difficult and tough for the Garuda squad. One of the tough challenges is the player’s stamina which is drained on the trip after playing two matches.

“The match will be difficult and tough for us. We have had our first match in Myanmar and this is the furthest away match. After that, we have a long journey back to our home and this is our third match in this event against Vietnam. The schedule is very busy and busy which makes us very tired,” said the coach from South Korea, Saturday (14/12/2024) as reported by Between.

Apart from the busy schedule, STY also said that the difficulty of the match against Vietnam was because the team was a young team. Temporary, The Golden Stars fielding more experienced players.

“Our team is mostly made up of U-20 players. So talking about experience in international matches, we are lacking against Vietnam so this will be a tough match,” he said.

Nevertheless, STY emphasized that Muhammad Ferrari and his friends will definitely go all out against Vietnam in the third match of the 2024 AFF Cup or ASEAN Cup at the Viet Tri Stadium, Sunday (15/12/2024) at 20.00 WIB.

Regardless of the result, this 54-year-old coach hopes that his young players will gain valuable experience against Vietnam before they represent Indonesia in more prestigious tournaments such as the 2025 SEA Games and the 2026 U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.

“I hope our players can get a good experience in this match and we will try our best tomorrow,” he concluded.

Vietnam’s meeting with Indonesia will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this year after the 2023 Asian Cup and the second qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in the Asian zone. Of the three Vietnam vs Indonesia meetings, the Garuda team swept three wins with an aggregate of 5-0.