Coach Hoang Anh Tuan held a press conference before the final of U23 Southeast Asia

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The tournament in Thailand is going smoothly with coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his students. After winning both group matches - defeating Laos 4-1, Philippines 1-0, Vietnam entered the semi-finals and showed strength by crushing Malaysia 4-1.

Vietnam's opponent in the final tomorrow, August 26, is Indonesia. The team of thousands of islands passed the group stage thanks to a chance to save the second-ranked team with the best performance in the three groups, but shocked the host Thailand 3-1.

On all levels of the men's football team from 2018 onwards, Vietnam has always dominated Indonesia. But in the last encounter - the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games, Indonesia won 3-2.

After overcoming Malaysia, coach Hoang Anh Tuan said that it is not important to meet Indonesia or Thailand in the final. Instead, he was pleased to see that Vietnam had both achieved its goal in terms of results with a ticket to the final and showed improvement in its gameplay.

"My football philosophy is to control the ball, attack strongly. The players have to be quick, handle situations flexibly. In the past three games, there were times when my players did not do well, but it's okay. , step by step they will improve," said Vietnam U23 coach.

The final match of Southeast Asia U23 between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at Rayong Stadium, at 8 pm tomorrow, August 26.