Vietnam and Palestine pose for a photo ahead the first match of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018 on August 3 (Photo: vff.org.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam’s AsianGames football squad takes on Palestine in Hanoi on August 3, and coach ParkHang-seo has his eyes fixed on victory.
Park was speaking at a pre-match press conference in Hanoi on August 2 ahead ofthe first match of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 InternationalChampionship - Vinaphone Cup 2018.
“Following the AFC U23 Championship held inChina in January in which Vietnam were the runners-up for the first time inhistory, we received good feelings of Vietnamese fans. But I need to say thatthe upcoming friendly event is a chance for us to select players and raise ourtactics. However, we won’t disregard it and don’t think that this event is toenjoy ourselves. A coach in Vietnam or the Republic of Korea has pressure. It’snormal so I won’t worry much. We will try our best to win,” said RoK coachPark.
This friendly event is the preparation forthe Vietnamese team ahead of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 18 in Indonesia, with themen’s football set to kick off on August 14 and finish on September 1.
To prepare for the Vinaphone Cup, Park chose 30 players and he plans to use allof them in the event to be held at My Dinh National Stadium.
“After the friendly event concludes, I willannounce the official line-up for the ASIAD,” said Park.
“I will use all 30 players in the cup. Theywill have a chance to show their skills and desire to dedicate to their team.This is a very important event to help Vietnam prepare better for the ASIAD,”Park added.
Before the event began, defender Nguyen PhongHong Duy and midfielder Pham Xuan Manh of Song Lam Nghe An suffered injuriesbut they have recovered well.
“Duy has recovered his injury of thighmuscle well so Duy’s chance to go to ASIAD hasn’t closed. Maybe, he won’tcompete with Palestine today but he can play in the match with Oman on Sunday.While Manh’s ankle is swollen. He can convene with his teammates but I let himtrain alone to avoid suffering badly,” said Park.
Meanwhile, 20 members of Palestine’s U23side came to Hanoi on August 1 and trained in the Hanoi-based National YouthFootball Training Centre on the same day.
In the friendly match to prepare for theAFC U23 Championship early this year, Vietnam drew with Palestine 1-1.
“Weare not only to determined to beat Vietnam but we also aim to gain a highresult in this cup to create a driving force for the Asian event,” said IslamMasharqa, manager of Palestine.
“We have convened for more than one monthso it is so wonderful when we are invited to play in a friendly event inSoutheast Asia where the ASIAD will take place,” said coach Ayman Sandouqa ofPalestine.
Earlier, due to a mistake of ASIAD’sorgansing board, Palestinian and the United Arab Emirates teams missed out on theoriginal draw.
Sandouqa said they met difficulties inpreparation for the Asian event because of the organsing board’s error.However, they are still confident they will play well.
After the match with Palestine, Vietnamwill next face Oman on August 4 and then Uzbekistan next August 7. All matcheswill take place at 7.30pm (Hanoi time).
The Vinaphone Cup draws four Asian teams inVietnam, Uzbekistan, Oman and Palestine. The teams will each play each otheronce. The team with the most points will receive 20,000 USD in cash, while therunner-up will get 10,000 USD and third place 5,000 USD.-VNS/VNA
Park was speaking at a pre-match press conference in Hanoi on August 2 ahead ofthe first match of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 InternationalChampionship - Vinaphone Cup 2018.
“Following the AFC U23 Championship held inChina in January in which Vietnam were the runners-up for the first time inhistory, we received good feelings of Vietnamese fans. But I need to say thatthe upcoming friendly event is a chance for us to select players and raise ourtactics. However, we won’t disregard it and don’t think that this event is toenjoy ourselves. A coach in Vietnam or the Republic of Korea has pressure. It’snormal so I won’t worry much. We will try our best to win,” said RoK coachPark.
This friendly event is the preparation forthe Vietnamese team ahead of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 18 in Indonesia, with themen’s football set to kick off on August 14 and finish on September 1.
To prepare for the Vinaphone Cup, Park chose 30 players and he plans to use allof them in the event to be held at My Dinh National Stadium.
“After the friendly event concludes, I willannounce the official line-up for the ASIAD,” said Park.
“I will use all 30 players in the cup. Theywill have a chance to show their skills and desire to dedicate to their team.This is a very important event to help Vietnam prepare better for the ASIAD,”Park added.
Before the event began, defender Nguyen PhongHong Duy and midfielder Pham Xuan Manh of Song Lam Nghe An suffered injuriesbut they have recovered well.
“Duy has recovered his injury of thighmuscle well so Duy’s chance to go to ASIAD hasn’t closed. Maybe, he won’tcompete with Palestine today but he can play in the match with Oman on Sunday.While Manh’s ankle is swollen. He can convene with his teammates but I let himtrain alone to avoid suffering badly,” said Park.
Meanwhile, 20 members of Palestine’s U23side came to Hanoi on August 1 and trained in the Hanoi-based National YouthFootball Training Centre on the same day.
In the friendly match to prepare for theAFC U23 Championship early this year, Vietnam drew with Palestine 1-1.
“Weare not only to determined to beat Vietnam but we also aim to gain a highresult in this cup to create a driving force for the Asian event,” said IslamMasharqa, manager of Palestine.
“We have convened for more than one monthso it is so wonderful when we are invited to play in a friendly event inSoutheast Asia where the ASIAD will take place,” said coach Ayman Sandouqa ofPalestine.
Earlier, due to a mistake of ASIAD’sorgansing board, Palestinian and the United Arab Emirates teams missed out on theoriginal draw.
Sandouqa said they met difficulties inpreparation for the Asian event because of the organsing board’s error.However, they are still confident they will play well.
After the match with Palestine, Vietnamwill next face Oman on August 4 and then Uzbekistan next August 7. All matcheswill take place at 7.30pm (Hanoi time).
The Vinaphone Cup draws four Asian teams inVietnam, Uzbekistan, Oman and Palestine. The teams will each play each otheronce. The team with the most points will receive 20,000 USD in cash, while therunner-up will get 10,000 USD and third place 5,000 USD.-VNS/VNA
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