Coach Park Hang-seo: 'A draw on away field means we have won'
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese team went through 90 difficult minutes to hold Indonesia to a 0-0 draw at Bung Karno Stadium in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2022 semi-final. After the match, coach Park Hang-seo was satisfied with the away draw.
After the draw against Indonesia, coach Park Hang-seo expressed his satisfaction: "I congratulate the players, they played with great effort and promoted the Vietnamese spirit. A draw away from home is considered a win, away matches are never easy."
The Korean strategist spoke about the match being 3 hours earlier than the original schedule: "As far as I know, the original match schedule was 7:30 p.m., but then it was changed to earlier. The two teams played at the same time, so I don't want to judge anything. I think that's the situation of the host country, so I respect it. Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., the whole team will return to Hanoi, then I will continue to calculate the goal."
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Coach Park Hang-seo at the press conference after the match. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Assessing Indonesia's strength in today's match, coach Park stated his opinion: "I admit that Indonesia is strong, butVietnam teamstronger. Since coach Shin Tae Yong arrived, I have seen more naturalization in Indonesia. They have improved over the years. But the Vietnamese team has also won many times against Indonesia. That is why I think we are stronger than them."
Coach Park Hang-seo was pleased when Van Hau played more calmly: "I think football is a contact sport and Van Hau handled sensitive disputes on the field well. He kept a cool head and played well throughout the 90 minutes."
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Coach Park assessed that Van Hau maintained the necessary calmness. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Regarding Doan Van Hau's repeated fouls on Indonesian players, the 65-year-old coach continued to affirm that football is a competitive sport so collisions are inevitable, while emphasizing that the Vietnamese left-back has overcome this well and controlled himself well.
The Vietnamese team will host the Indonesian team at My Dinh Stadium on January 9. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team must win to qualify for the next round. Meanwhile, if they draw with a goal, the Indonesian team will qualify for the semi-finals due to the home-away goal rule./.
