'Ticket brokers' doubled the price for the Nam Dinh - HAGL match; Why did coach Park Hang-seo come to Thien Truong stadium?

The latest and most complete schedule of the 2020 National Cup qualifying round

According to the latest announcement from VPF, the 2020 National Cup qualifiers will take place on May 23, 24 and 25, 2020, with the highlight being the match between Nam Dinh and Hoang Anh Gia Lai at Thien Truong Stadium.

Detailed schedule of the 2020 National Cup qualifying round with pictures. (Photo VTV)

Besides the match between Nam Dinh and HAGL, other matches are also very interesting such as Song Lam Nghe An vs. Binh Dinh, Pho Hien vs. Thanh Hoa or Khanh Hoa vs. Viettel.

Football in Vietnam returns earliest in Southeast Asia
May 23, 24 and 25 mark the return of Vietnamese football after the COVID-19 pandemic with the National Cup qualifying matches.
This is the earliest domestic football tournament to return in Southeast Asia and the second earliest in Asia after Korea.

Thien Truong Stadium opened its doors to the public. Although the stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators, the organizers only sold 10,000 tickets and they were sold out in a flash due to the purchasing power of Thanh Nam fans, which was three or four times higher. Illustrative photo

The restart of Vietnamese football is not only good news for the teams and fans, but also a mark of a football industry in a country that is at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.

English Premier League returns in disarray

The Premier League is considering all options and teams are starting to train again, but there is still no solution and there is not much consensus from many parties. Not to mention that clubs are also "fighting" each other when they clash over views related to benefits.

Liverpool coach Klopp pleaded: “Let football return, we are fine, COVID-19 is not dangerous to us!”.

The Premier League is considering all options but still cannot return due to Covid - 19. Illustrative photo

In the UK, there have also been proposals to play on a group of pitches in areas not heavily affected by COVID-19, but these have not been approved.

Premier League, considered the top tournament with sky-high copyright value, is currently struggling to return.

Ticket brokers raise the price of the Nam Dinh - HAGL match by 2 times

According to the plan, the Organizing Committee of the Nam Dinh - HAGL match will provide about 10,000 tickets to meet the demand of 50% of the audience allowed to enter the stadium to watch the match (Thien Truong stadium's capacity is about 20,000 seats).

On the first day of sale (afternoon of May 22), half of the tickets were sold out within 1 hour. The fever for tickets for the Nam Dinh - HAGL match not only comes from the local love of football but this is also the first match in the world to be open to spectators after the pandemic.

Many fans grimaced when ticket brokers shouted "sky-high" prices compared to the price of a cup match in Vietnam.

On the morning of May 23, Thien Truong Stadium will continue to sell the remaining 5,000 tickets. The match between Nam Dinh and HAGL will take place at 6 p.m. the same day and the Nam Dinh Fan Club plans to organize a parade from the morning on the occasion of football's return.

Why did coach Park Hang-seo come to Thien Truong stadium?

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, Coach Park Hang-seo will leave Hanoi to travel to another locality to evaluate the players and prepare plans for the upcoming training session.

Coach Park Hang Seo

This is a match where both sides will certainly field their strongest lineups, so it is an opportunity for Mr. Park to evaluate the quality of the players as well as to circle and monitor good factors.