Vietnam team leaves for Indonesia at 5am; Southeast Asian representatives lose heavily in World Cup qualifiers

Losing to Vietnam, Malaysia coach skips post-match press conference

"I apologize for not being able to answer the reason why Coach Tan did not attend the press conference. I apologize," assistant Balachandran refused to reveal the reason why Coach Tan Cheng Hoe did not attend the press conference after losing to Vietnam.

Coach Tan Cheng Hoe did not attend the press conference after the 0-1 defeat to Vietnam in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The Malaysian assistant coach was surprised by Vietnam's impressive performance. He shared: "We were surprised by the Vietnamese team today. I have to praise them. Vietnam took advantage of the opportunity to score in the first half. In the second half, Malaysia played more solidly, had more opportunities but could not take advantage of them. This defeat is regrettable."

The Vietnamese team left Hanoi for Indonesia at 5am.

From 4 o'clock, the Vietnamese players were at Noi Bai airport to catch the flight to Ho Chi Minh City 1 hour later. After that, the team will have to travel another 4 hours to Bali (Indonesia).

The players just finished the match with Malaysia at 10:00 p.m. tonight, October 10. They only have 5-6 hours to shower, have a light dinner and pack their luggage.

The team will arrive in Bali at 13:00 (local time). Vietnam will have 4 training sessions to prepare for the match with Indonesia.

The players confidently aim for 3 points, thereby standing before the opportunity to reach the top 2 after the next round ends.

Southeast Asian representatives were defeated in the World Cup qualifiers.

Except for Vietnam with 3 points, the representatives of Southeast Asian football all left empty-handed, even losing heavily in the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

UAE easily crushed Indonesia 5-0. Photo: AFC

The heaviest defeat belonged to the Cambodian team against the Iranian team, with a score of 0-14 in Group C. Another representative of Southeast Asia, Myanmar, suffered a 7-0 defeat against Kyrgyzstan in Group F.

Sharing the same fate as Cambodia, Myanmar, the Lion Island team, also conceded three goals when playing away at Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Indonesia, a team in Group G with Vietnam, also suffered a 5-0 defeat in the UAE. This was the third consecutive defeat for the Indonesian team, before hosting the Vietnamese team on October 15.

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