Vietnam look to maintain Park’s unbeaten record against Indonesia in AFF Cup
During coach Park Hang-seo's five-year reign, Vietnam have not lost to Indonesia and the Korean coach will not want that streak to end so close to the end of his tenure when they meet in the AFF Cup semi-finals on January 6.
Vietnamese players celebrate their goal in the 3-0 win over Myanmar at the AFF Cup on January 3 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - During coach ParkHang-seo's five-year reign, Vietnam have not lost to Indonesia and the Koreancoach will not want that streak to end so close to the end of his tenure whenthey meet in the AFF Cup semi-finals on January 6.
Vietnam defeated Myanmar 3-0 in their last groupround match to top Group B with 10 points, with three wins and one draw. Theywill play Indonesia over two legs in the semi-finals, with the first match atthe Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.
Speaking at the post-match conference, Park thanked his players for theirefforts and said he was pleased with the Vietnamese players' showing againstMyanmar.
|“Only the third match against Singapore wasunexpected with a goalless draw. It was partly because of the artificial grassthat affected our performance. In the rest, they have done a good job. Inaddition, Vietnam are the only team to keep a clean sheet in thistournament," said Park.
Speaking about Indonesia, the coach said theyhad changed a lot since the last meeting with Vietnam two years ago. They havesome new naturalised players who are fit and have good tactical prowess.
“As the 2020 Cup runners-up, Indonesia are tough and are at home ground. I hope Vietnam will have a positive result. Since I have been in charge of Vietnam, Ihave not lost to them yet, and I will try my best to maintain the record,"he said.
Under Park, Vietnam played Indonesia, managed by Shin Tae-yong, three times.They won twice at the 2022 World Cup qualification round and drew once at theAFF Cup in 2020.
Myanmar coach Antoine Hey regretted that his players could not convert theiropportunities into goals, but he congratulated Vietnam on the win.
He said Myanmar tried to play an expansive game in the first half, but theearly mistake that led to the goal worked against them. The team tried to adjustbut another error led to the second goal. By the third, the game was over.
Hey thought that it was not the best performance of Vietnam, although the hostssecured a 3-0 win. He believes Park and his side must improve in thesemi-finals.
Park and his team flew to HCM City at night. They departed for Jakarta onJanuary 4 morning after receiving a bonus of 2 billion VND (84,900 USD) fromthe Vietnam Football Federation. They will have two days to train beforeplaying Indonesia. In their nine meetings at the AFF Cup, Vietnam have won one,drew five and lost three times to Indonesia./.
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Vietnamese players celebrate their goal in the 3-0 win over Myanmar at the AFF Cup on January 3 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
