Viet Tri Stadium was ‘broken into’
On the evening of January 1, the Vietnamese team entered the final training session before the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final with Thailand (taking place at 8:00 p.m. on January 2). This is a practice session to familiarize yourself with the field according to the tournament organizers’ routine, lasting 1 hour.
However, there was an incident during the training session, when a group of 3 people climbed onto the scoreboard area of the stadium to film and livestream the training session. This action was immediately discovered by the security team at Viet Tri Stadium. Security forces intervened to prevent information about the training session from being leaked.
According to the regulations of the Vietnam Football Federation and the tournament organizing committee, press and media agencies (issued with working cards) are only allowed to work for the first 10 minutes of the team’s official training sessions. Vietnam.
After this period, the teams will practice privately, under close supervision of security forces. This is to ensure tactical secrecy as well as help players maintain focus before the match.
The Vietnamese team has completed preparations for the final first leg against Thailand. Except for Van Toan and Tan Tai (injured), coach Kim Sang-sik still has 24 players for the decisive match.
The Vietnamese team is only one final step away from winning the AFF Cup 2024 championship called Thailand. After surpassing Singapore in the semi-finals, as well as topping the group with Indonesia and the Philippines, Mr. Kim and his team are full of hope of reaching the championship after 6 years of waiting.
However, opponent Thailand has been the obsession of Vietnamese football for many years. In the last 7 encounters, Quang Hai and his teammates did not win any victories. In 4 matches at the AFF Cup 2022 and 2020, the Vietnamese team drew and lost, and even failed to find the net in 3 matches.
“The Thai team is a big mountain, but there is no mountain that cannot be overcome? I hope I will bring the Vietnamese team to the top. Hope the players perform well,” Kim Sang-sik share.
After 6 months of training, Mr. Kim completed his first goal with the Vietnamese team, which was to reach the AFF Cup final. The second goal is to help Vietnam play well against Thailand, something that has happened in history, but not often. The last time the Vietnamese team won against Thailand in the AFF Cup was in 2008, in the first leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium.
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