Vietnam team beat Indonesia, not easy!

Thanh Hung• DNUM_BCZBAZCABJ 14:29

(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will visit Indonesia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, taking place on October 15. It is predicted to be an extremely difficult match for Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates.

Commenting on this match, former head coach of Vietnam and Indonesia, Mr. Alfred Riedl said: “I have not led the national team for a long time, so what I know is information in the press. I see that the Indonesian team is not in good form. Their achievements have been very lackluster recently. I do not understand the reason behind the decline of the Indonesian team. If the Indonesian team is declining, the Vietnamese team is playing very well. Therefore, I believe that the Indonesian team will find it difficult to get any points from their opponent.”

Former coach Alfred Riedl. Photo: zing.vn

Obviously, the Austrian strategist's assessment is completely grounded. In terms of performance, Vietnam is showing to be superior to Indonesia. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, while coach Park Hang-seo and his team are undefeated (1 win, 1 draw), the team from the "island country" has not yet scored any points after 3 matches. The 0-5 defeat to the UAE in the last match is a typical example of the poor performance of coach Simon McMenemy and his team at the present time.

However, in football, anything can happen. The team that is rated higher is not necessarily the team that will win in the end. Therefore, the risk of Vietnam "losing points" against Indonesia in the upcoming match is not small.

In addition to having to play away (Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium – Bali), Vietnam also has a poor record against the team nicknamed “Gadura”. According to statistics, since 1996, Vietnam has not won against Indonesia once in official tournaments (4 draws, 3 losses).

Indonesia (đỏ) là “khắc tinh” của Việt Nam. Ảnh: thanhnien.vn

Indonesia (red) is the "nemesis" of Vietnam. Photo: thanhnien.vn

Vietnam’s most recent defeat to Indonesia was at the 2016 AFF Cup. In the first leg of the semi-final at Pakansari Stadium, the “golden star warriors” lost 1-2 (Nguyen Van Quyet scored for Vietnam).

Exactly 4 days later at My Dinh Stadium, coach Nguyen Huu Thang and his team welcomed Indonesia in a must-win situation to secure a ticket to the final match. Unfortunately, due to individual mistakes, Vietnam could only draw 2-2 and had to concede the right to continue to the away team.

It can be said that in Southeast Asia, along with Thailand, Indonesia is the "nemesis" of Vietnamese football. Understanding the difficulties awaiting Vietnam in Bali, Coach Park Hang-seo had to travel with the whole team to Indonesia to prepare for the match with the host team, only about 3 hours after the match with Malaysia.

Mr. Park's actions are truly "better safe than sorry". Although Indonesia is going through a series of bad matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, there is no reason to underestimate Beto and his teammates./.

Thanh Hung