Vietnamese fans in Malaysia face difficulties in getting tickets to Bukit Zalil Stadium

This anticipation from Malaysian fans created a chaotic scene when the organizers officially opened ticket sales. After only 10 minutes, fans started to lose their composure and jostle. The situation was so serious that some people had to go to the emergency room and the police had to intervene. The organizers then quickly issued an official announcement that all tickets were sold out:

“All tickets for the first leg of the AFF Cup final between Malaysia and Vietnam have been sold out at the counter. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) would like to inform you that the ticket counters at gates A and E have been closed as tickets were sold out as soon as they opened at 10:00 this morning. For those who were unable to purchase tickets, FAM sincerely apologizes for not being able to accommodate all of them. We only have 80,000 tickets. We hope you understand and move away from the ticketing area of ​​Bukit Jalil Stadium.”

Vietnamese fans lined up to buy tickets this morning (December 9). Photo: Trung Kien

This afternoon, the organizers made an official announcement, but Malaysian fans still refused to leave. Instead, they continued to create chaos outside the stadium. This crowd was angry, swearing and vandalizing because they could not buy tickets to watch the AFF Cup final match between Malaysia and Vietnam.

According to FAM's arrangement, Vietnamese fans will sit in the E stand. However, the tickets in this area have been sold out, causing Vietnamese fans to have a lot of difficulties in getting tickets. Many people lined up but were unsuccessful.

Most Vietnamese fans are forced to buy tickets on the black market. Photo: Trung Kien

Therefore, many people were forced to choose the option of buying tickets on the black market outside the market. Ms. Nguyen My Nhi, a fan from Saigon, after witnessing the chaotic scene this morning, chose to buy tickets on the black market for 120 Ringgit, or nearly 600,000 VND. Ms. Nhi said: "We can only ask the students here, but we can only find 2 tickets on the black market, while many people still do not have tickets."

Mr. Nguyen Ngu, a member of the Vietnam Football Fans Club - VFS, also did not receive any information from the Vietnam Football Federation and had to accept buying 20 tickets for the E stand from unofficial distribution channels for his delegation.

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Malaysian fans also struggled all night waiting to buy tickets for the final match against Vietnam.

(Baonghean.vn)– According to Nghe An Newspaper reporters, nearly 40,000 online tickets were sold out just minutes after going on sale. Malaysian fans have no choice but to buy tickets directly at the counter. To own a ticket to watch the first leg of the AFF Cup final is now no different from a battle outside Bukit Jalil Stadium.

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