Indonesian coach: 'Determined to beat Vietnam to decide our own fate'
Indra Sjafri believes that he and his students will definitely enter the semi-finals if they defeat Vietnam in the third match of Group B of SEA Games 30.
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| Coach Indra Sjafri during Indonesia's final training session on the afternoon of November 30. Photo: Lam Thoa. |
Indonesia impressed by defeating Thailand and Singapore with the same score of 2-0. In the third match today, coach Indra Sjafri and his team will face Vietnam - the team leading after winning 6-0 against Brunei and 6-1 against Laos.
Coach Sjafri once led Indonesia to face Vietnam in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers and lost 0-1. The only goal in the match at My Dinh Stadium in March was scored by Trieu Viet Hung, a midfielder who is also present at the 30th SEA Games.
"We look to the future and do not care about the past," coach Sjafri replied when asked about the recent consecutive defeats of Indonesian football against Vietnam. "I do not pay attention to the previous head-to-head statistics between Indonesia and Vietnam. What is important is how we will perform in the upcoming match."
