With ticket fever for the final leg of the AFF Cup 2024, Madam Pang had to take action
On January 2, just a few hours before the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final match between the Vietnamese team and Thailand’s 2-1 victory, FAT announced that tickets for the second leg at Rajamangala Stadium taking place on January 5 were sold out. Accordingly, a total of about 47,000 tickets for fans of the home team Thailand were sold out in just under 2 hours of opening.
Vietnamese fans in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final at Viet Tri Stadium
Rajamangala Stadium has a capacity of 51,560 spectators, with tickets sold out for Thai fans, so the rest will be for fans of the away team Vietnam (about 4,000 tickets) and will be arranged to sit in a separate area. Besides, there are a number of invitation tickets for partners of the AFF Cup, FAT…
However, there are still many other Thai fans who cannot buy tickets because they are late and have to search for tickets on the black market at very high prices. Similarly, many Vietnamese tourists coming to Thailand on this occasion also look to buy tickets on the black market in the hope of entering the stadium to support the home team.
Buying tickets on the black market is very dangerous. In addition to buying at a very high price compared to the official price of 500 baht (about 368,000 VND), which is the ticket price that FAT distributes at the same price to Vietnamese fans, tickets can also be is counterfeited. In addition, if Vietnamese fans buy tickets to sit in the same area as Thai fans, it is very likely that unsafe situations will occur…
In response to the ticket fever, not only for Thai fans but also for Vietnamese fans, Madam Pang decided to install a giant screen outside the Rajamangala stadium to serve fans who do not have tickets to enter the stadium. . This area is located next to Rajamangala stadium and in front of Hua Mak multi-purpose stadium.
FAT has announced and instructed the area for fans without tickets to watch the match live on a giant screen, produced by Thairath TV and coordinated with SAT.
The area where a giant screen was installed outside the Rajamangala stadium was directed by FAT
The Thai press also said that security is being tightened to ensure order before the huge number of fans who will flock to Rajamangala Stadium on January 5, including both inside and outside the stadium.
This is the first time in many years that the Thai team has received great support from home fans in a match in the Southeast Asian championship.
Madam Pang called on Thai fans to come to the stadium in large numbers
Madam Pang also called on Thai fans to come to the stadium in large numbers to support the home team in turning the tables after the 1-2 loss in the first leg against the Vietnamese team.
She said: “Placing a giant screen outside the stadium is very important. It will help fans who cannot buy tickets to the stadium still be able to come to the stadium to watch and support the home team playing in the stadium. I know The support of the fans was huge, as the 12th player of the team, but 47,000 tickets were sold out.
Watching the match outside the field on a giant screen will help relieve some of the ticket fever, but will also help fans still have all the conditions to support the home team as if they were in the field.”
Madam Pang also affirmed that the support of Thai fans will help “War Elephants” turn the tables to win the 2024 AFF Cup, like in 2016, when they lost the final first leg to the Indonesian team with a score of 1-2. away, the return leg won 2-0 to win the championship.
If they win, the Thai team will win the AFF Cup for the 8th time and the 3rd consecutive time. Meanwhile, if the Vietnamese team wins, it will be crowned for the third time after twice in 2008 and 2018.
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