Malaysia coach: 'Vietnam deserved victory'

Mr. Ong Kim Swee admitted that the 1-0 result in favor of Vietnam accurately reflected the situation of the competition in Group B of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 on the afternoon of November 23.

"Vietnam was the better team, united, coordinated and took advantage of opportunities better in this match. My team also played well, but sometimes lost focus," the head coach of the Malaysian team said in a press conference after the match.Thawunna Stadium.

Coach Ong Kim Swee was impressed by the victory of the Vietnamese team. Photo: Duc Dong.

In the second match of Group B, the two teams spent most of the time struggling and not many clear opportunities were created.Vietnam team showed superiority in the game, had more situations to threaten the opponent's goal and one of them materialized into the only goal in the 80th minute. Trong Hoang scored with a dribble and a very calm shot in the penalty area.

Mr. Ong Kim Sweealso expressed his admiration for the Vietnamese team's physical strength, a factor that most people thought was Malaysia's advantage before the match. "In the first half, the weather was too sunny and hot. In the second half, the weather was a bit cooler. The Vietnamese team moved faster and more in this half and made a difference," he said.

With this defeat, Malaysia - with three points after the first two matches - is forced to fight host Myanmar in the final match to compete for a ticket to the next round of Group B. Mr. Ong Kim Swee is very optimistic when assessing the chance to pass the group stage.

"Opportunities are still wide open for Malaysia. In the final match, we will fight Myanmar. Difficulties are real, but we do not feel too much pressure with the current situation," he emphasized.

According to VNE