Hoang Duc Quyet reached the AFC Cup final

"The goal of Viettel in the AFC Cup is to win every match and the final," Hoang Duc said on the homepage of the Asian Football Federation before the match against Kuala Lumpur City FC on August 10. "We are experiencing a difficult period in the V-League, so the matches in the AFC Cup is an opportunity to regain confidence from fans."

In the AFC Cup group stage, Viettel won three matches, scored 11 goals and won the right to the semi -finals. But when returning to the V-League, Viettel lost four in six matches, scored only three and conceded five goals. The championship candidate is ranked seventh with 13 points, 10 points behind Hanoi FC and owns the second poorest attack in the tournament with nine goals after 10 matches.

Viettel fans have reason to disappoint the above results, and doubt the ability to lead the new coach Bae Ji Won - the replacement of coach Truong Viet Hoang in the middle of this season. If it continues to fail at the AFC Cup, the position of former assistant coach Park Hang-seo is difficult to be guaranteed in Viettel.

Kuala Lumpur City FC in the semi -finals as the second team with the best achievement. In the Malaysian league, they are of good quality and are ranked fourth with 18 points after 14 rounds this season.

Hoang Duc commented: "Kuala Lumpur City FC is a strong team because I have won the title in Malaysia. I will pay attention to midfielder Paulo Josue because he has scored some important goals this season. Viettel is tested Thi Thi Thi Thi. Fighting at home and the cheering of the audience is really useful. However, I know Malaysian fans will also come to Vietnam and they are always passionate. "

Hoang Duc is not in good performance in the domestic league. However, the AFC page still judged that the 24 -year -old midfielder was one of the four elements that promised to shine in the semi -finals of the ASEAN region with Rizky Pratama (PSM Makassar), Mahmoud Mardi (Kedah) and Paulo Josue.

Hoang Duc said he learned more from the times attending the AFC Cup or AFC Champions League. At the same time, thanks to the victories, the position of the club and Vietnamese football has gradually improved in the continental arena.

Four foreign soldiers including Caique, Geovane Magno, Pedro Paulo and Jaha Abbuduminov are also ready to play. Hoang Duc hoped that Geovane and Pedro, the duo scored seven over 11 goals for Viettel in the group stage, regained the best performance for the upcoming important match.

Due to the influence of the Covid-19 translation, the group stage and the knock-out AFC Cup 2022 took place only one match. If winning, Viettel will encounter the winning team in the match between PSM Makassar and Kedah in the ASEAN regional finals.

Hanoi FC and Binh Duong are the two representatives of Vietnam with the best achievement at the AFC Cup. In 2009, Binh Duong reached the semi-finals and lost to Al-Karamah of Syria 2-4 after two matches. 10 years later, Hanoi FC reached the regional final (equivalent to the semi -finals in the old format). The Capital team Hoa 4.25 SC of the DPRK 2-2 but was eliminated by the home and away goal law.