Indonesian coach promises to meet Vietnam again in the final; What did Hung Dung say after the goal more precious than '10 gold'?

Hien Tung• DNUM_BEZAFZCACC 06:17

(Baonghean.vn) - After defeating the Philippines on the afternoon of May 13, Mr. Shin Tae-yong expressed his desire to reunite with Vietnam to pay off the debt in the group stage of SEA Games 31; Hung Dung shared his thoughts after scoring the only goal to help U23 Vietnam defeat U23 Myanmar... are outstanding sports news that just took place.

Indonesian coach promises to meet Vietnam again in the final

After losing and being eliminated from the 31st SEA Games, Philippines coach Norman Salo Fegidero Jr. affirmed that Indonesia and host Vietnam will win two tickets from Group A. When asked about this comment in the press conference afterwards, coach Shin Tae-yong replied: "I think he is right. Vietnam and Indonesia will go on. I want to meet Vietnam again in the final match."

Coach Shin once led the South Korean team, defeating the reigning world champions Germany at the 2018 World Cup. However, since taking charge of Indonesia, he has never defeated his fellow countrymen, South Korea. In the most recent confrontation, in the group stage on May 6, Indonesia was even defeated 0-3.

HLV Shin Tae-yong phản ứng trong trận thắng Philippines 4-0 trên sân Việt Trì ngày 13/5. Ảnh: Lâm Thỏa

Coach Shin Tae-yong reacts during the 4-0 win over the Philippines at Viet Tri Stadium on May 13. Photo: Lam Thoa

In the press conference after defeating Myanmar, Coach Park said: "I think Indonesia doesn't know yet whether they will continue or not. If we meet, we will meet, if we don't meet, it's okay. Vietnam still has one more match. It's too early to talk about the semi-final or final results. We only focus on the upcoming matches. It seems that the first match was lost 0-3, so the Indonesian coach was a bit angry and said that. If we have the chance to meet again, I'm always ready."

What did Hung Dung say after the goal that was more precious than "10 gold"?

After the match, the captain of U23 Vietnam said: “Dung and the whole team are very happy to bring victory to the fans at the stadium and the television audience across the country. Today, I personally was very emotional because the audience filled the stadium. The U23 Vietnam players played their best. Although we still had many shortcomings, the U23 Vietnam players always tried to play with the highest spirit.”

Hung Dung celebrates his goal.

Hung Dung added: “Thanks to the constant support of fans, U23 Vietnam has been given more spirit to play hard. Although there are still many technical shortcomings, through each match, U23 Vietnam will improve their playing style to win for the fans.”

He concluded: “The most important thing is still physical strength. Practicing and playing in the sun or rain, it is difficult to ensure physical strength throughout the season because of the tight schedule, the players have difficulty recovering. However, the cheers of the audience will make up for the physical difficulties. Regarding the opponent U23 Timor Leste, they have improved recently. U23 Vietnam will try to play a beautiful match to give to the fans.”

U23 Vietnam will enter the semi-finals of SEA Games 31 if they do not lose by 3 goals or more against U23 Timor Leste. In case they win against this opponent, U23 Vietnam will top the group and continue.

Thailand and Myanmar both want to "avoid" Vietnam

The match considered the final of Group B between the Thai women's team and the Myanmar women's team was not as exciting as expected. The tightness and fear of losing prevented the two teams from creating many dangerous opportunities. Perhaps because in Group A, the Vietnamese women's team is likely to be at the top after the group stage.

After a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes, coach Miyo Okamoto said: “I am very sorry that the Thai women's team could not win this match against the Myanmar women's team. This is a match that we are very determined to win.”

Cả Thái Lan và Myanmar đều sợ thua nên thi đấu chặt chẽ. Ảnh: Phan Tùng

Both Thailand and Myanmar were afraid of losing so they played tight. Photo: Phan Tung

According to the Japanese coach, the Thai women's team fielded their strongest squad but were powerless against the opposing defense in winning. "We were not allowed to choose our opponents in the semi-finals, but nothing can be predicted in football. The Vietnamese team has home field advantage and is in good form, so they will be formidable opponents," Ms. Okamoto shared.

Meanwhile, coach Tin Myint Aung of the Myanmar women's team said: "Meeting the Thai women's team is never easy, we tried our best and scored the equalizer 1-1. What we showed against the Thai women's team was all our best."

According to Mr. Tin Myint Aung, the Myanmar women's team's late attack was for nothing other than the goal of striving for victory, but that did not come true. "There is still one more match in Group B, so we do not know which team will make it to the semi-finals. But we need to be realistic, the Vietnamese women's team is very strong and I do not want my players to meet this team in the semi-finals too soon. The Myanmar women's team has one more match in the group stage and we will try our best to win," Mr. Tin Myint Aung affirmed.

Currently in Group B, the Myanmar women's team is temporarily at the top of the table thanks to a better goal difference than the team with the same score of 4 points, the Thailand women's team.