The Vietnamese team will face Singapore in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2024, taking place at 8:00 p.m. on December 29 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho province). In the first leg, Do Duy Manh and his teammates defeated host Singapore with a score of 2-0. However, the captain midfielder born in 1996 affirmed that the Vietnamese team cannot be subjective, because the return match will be very unpredictable.
Midfielder Do Duy Manh
“Maybe people think the second leg will be easy, but myself and my teammates think everything will be very difficult. The goal of the Vietnamese team will be the semi-final second leg first. It must be completed. This mission is done, then we can think about what lies beyond,” Duy Manh affirmed.
Fans waited all night in the cold to buy semi-final tickets for the second leg of Vietnam – Singapore
Duy Manh at the press conference
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In the first leg at Jalan Besar Stadium, even though he only played 45 minutes in the second half (replacing Bui Tien Dung), Duy Manh played solidly, helping the Vietnamese team’s third clean sheet at the AFF Cup 2024. The 28-year-old Quan also left a good image when helping his teammates stay calm at the end of the match, when some Vietnamese players argued with referee Ko Hyung-jin after the decision to deny Nguyen Xuan Son a goal.
According to Duy Manh, the presence of fans in the second leg will help the Vietnamese team gain more morale. “We saw long lines of fans lining up to buy tickets to enter the stadium. That is the motivation for us to be determined to fight. The audience is the spiritual medicine for the whole team. There are no easy matches. Team The Vietnamese team will be highly focused and follow the tactics set by the coaching staff to play well in tomorrow’s match,” Duy Manh concluded.
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