How are U23 Vietnam's opponents preparing for the M-150 Cup?

Although it is a friendly tournament, the teams are actively preparing for the M-150 Cup, which will take place in Thailand on December 9.

The M-150 Cup international friendly tournament will take place from December 9 to 15, 2017. The tournament will gather 6 teams including host U23 Thailand, U23 Vietnam, U23 Myanmar, U23 Japan, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Republic of Korea.

According to the draw results, the Vietnam U23 team fell into group B with Myanmar and Uzbekistan. While group A has the U23 teams of Thailand, Japan and North Korea.

M-150 Cup is an important test for U23 Vietnam - Photo: Gia Hung

6 teams will compete in a round robin in each group to calculate the ranking points. The two group winners will qualify for the final to compete for the championship, while the two second-placed teams in each group will meet to compete for the third place. The champion of the 2017 M150 Cup international friendly football tournament will receive the Cup and a prize of up to 20,000 USD.

With the big prize and a great opportunity for the teams to prepare for the 2018 U23 Asian Cup finals, everyone showed excitement for the tournament.

To prepare for the M-150 Cup, the host team Thailand gathered quite early and had some “warm-up” matches and achieved quite impressive results. Yesterday afternoon, December 4, U23 Thailand won 3-0 against Kamphaengphet FC, who are competing in Thai League 3.

U23 Myanmar also had a friendly match with the Myanmar National League All Stars (MNL All Stars) team yesterday. After 90 minutes of competition, U23 Myanmar was held to a 1-1 draw by MNL All Stars. The only goal scorer for U23 Myanmar was midfielder Maung Maung Lwin.

To prepare for this tournament, U23 Myanmar has called up a strong squad with stars such as Aung Thu, Than Paing, Sithu Aung or Maung Maung Lwin. According to the schedule, U23 Vietnam and U23 Myanmar will meet in the opening match at 4:00 p.m. on December 9.

Meanwhile, although the team has gathered quite early, Park Hang Seo and his team have no plans to play friendly matches with any team in preparation for the upcoming tournament. U23 Vietnam will practice physical strength, technique and tactics until December 7 before leaving for Thailand.

According to the schedule, U23 Vietnam will have its first match with U23 Myanmar on December 9 before facing U23 Uzbekistan on December 13.

According to Dantri