Indonesian coach apologizes to U16 Vietnam

In the last match of Group A on August 6, some Indonesian fans were present in the stands of Maguwoharjo yard booed and cursed Vietnamese players. Some people threaten and throw bottles and strange objects to the position of Vietnamese players who plan to pick up the ball.

After the match, coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan said that the competition under the pressure of Indonesian audiences made his students psychologically affected and distracted, leading to a 1-2 defeat.

In the press conference this afternoon, the day before the semi -finals of the U16 Southeast Asia 2022, coach Bima Sakti of Indonesia said: "I want to apologize to the Vietnamese members. Please do not throw bottles or strange objects. These are bad actions. Enthusiastic cheers are necessary but should not be non -sports "

Sakti also hopes that the home team fans will not recur non -sports actions as above with the Myanmar players and fans in the semi -finals.

The extremist of Indonesian fans stems from their bad achievements against Vietnam at many levels over the years. Latest, increased hostility in the U19 Southeast Asia 2022. Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) and many fans of this country think that Vietnam and Thailand "shake hands" to draw 1-1, making Indonesian hosts owners eliminated from the group stage. They even threatened to leave Southeast Asian football.

In the U16 tournament taking place in Indonesia, Vietnam ended the group stage with the second position in Group A. The team had to wait for the last round of Group C to end in the afternoon of 8/8 to spleen the narrow gap, to the semi -finals thanks to the status as a status The second team has the best achievement.

Here, Vietnam encountered Thailand at 3:30 pm, and the host Indonesia confronted Myanmar at 20:00 on the same August 10 (Hanoi time). According to coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan, Thailand is clearly a strong opponent, so Vietnam must be careful. He hoped that the team would resolve the match for 90 minutes, although it also had to prepare the plan if it extended to the penalty shootout.

Vietnam has the strongest force for the semi -final. Meanwhile, Thailand does not have the service of captain Pacharaphol Lekkun due to being suspended for receiving all two yellow cards.

Vietnam and Thailand are the two richest teams in the U16 Southeast Asia with the same crown. In the last confrontation in 2017, Vietnam defeated Thailand 4-2 in a penalty shootout, before the two teams drew 0-0 during the official final match.