It will be a game of substitutes.

(Baonghean.vn) - Preparing for the final match in the 2012 AFC Cup group stage between home team SLNA and away team Tampines Rover in Group F on the afternoon of May 9 at Vinh Stadium, on May 8, the Tournament Organizing Committee held a press conference before the match.

At this press conference, the visiting team's coach Steven said that because his team will have an important match in the domestic tournament this weekend, his team cannot bring their strongest squad to Vinh Stadium this time. However, because this is an international tournament, Tampines Rover will play their best for honor and the flag and see this as an opportunity to test the team's lineup and tactics. It is known that Tampines Rover is a traditional football club in Singapore and is sponsored by the Hyundai Group, so it is very financially strong. In addition, the team also owns many players who used to be national team players. Currently, in the S.League 2012, Coach Steven's team is temporarily ranked 5th.

Because the chance to continue is gone, the coaches and players of both teams do not take the result of the match on the afternoon of May 9 too seriously.

SLNA head coach Huu Thang said that having to play early (4pm) in such hot weather will greatly affect the players' physical strength, so SLNA will calculate reasonably to keep their players for the away match against the leading team of V.League 2012, Ha Noi.T&T in the framework of round 17 of V.League next Monday. Therefore, SLNA will most likely send the second team to the field to welcome the visitors.

Before entering the final round of matches in this group stage, the top position of Group F belonged to Kitchee of Hong Kong, second place was Terengganu of Malaysia, the next two positions were Tampines Rover and SLNA.

Duc Dung