VFF: "Please respect Malaysian fans"

Since landing at Noi Bai airport, the Malaysian players have been clearly worried about what their fans did to Vietnamese fans at Shah Alam Stadium. However, the VFF and the Vietnamese players themselves have reassured their colleagues: “Rest assured, you will be safe at My Dinh!”

MALAYSIA CHANGES TRAINING TIMES BECAUSE OF… FEAR

At the end of the first leg of the semi-final at Shah Alam Stadium, a group of Malaysian hooligans attacked Vietnamese fans, causing many of our compatriots to be injured and even bleed. Concerned about the security of the flight of Coach Dollah Salleh and his team to Noi Bai, the Malaysian Football Federation suddenly changed the flight, leaving it nearly 3 hours later than scheduled. Upon arriving in Hanoi, the Malaysian team leader asked to change the practice time to avoid the attention of Vietnamese fans. Specifically, the practice session yesterday morning took place from 7am to 8:30am and the players had to wake up at 5:30am.

They asked everywhere about the reaction of Vietnamese fans to the violence in Shah Alam. In addition to the hotel staff, the Malaysian players asked their Vietnamese colleagues. Meeting Safee Sali at the hotel, this "killer" eyes were looking out into the lobby as if haunted by a vague but constant fear. Talking to the Malaysian players about the Shah Alam incident, we realized that they themselves were very ashamed of the actions of the extremist fans, and now the Malaysian team is suffering the consequences.

SAFETY MESSAGE FROM VIETNAMESE FOOTBALL

Immediately after the incident at Shah Alam Stadium, VFF President Le Hung Dung called on Vietnamese fans to “uphold the national martial spirit and the nobility of sports to behave well in the second leg. Let’s show respect to the genuine Malaysian fans when they come to My Dinh on the evening of December 11.” VFF also held a meeting to prepare and implement a detailed plan to ensure absolute safety for the 40,000 fans coming to My Dinh Stadium in the second leg, especially the 1,500 Malaysian fans.

As for the players, although they were very upset with the violence at Shah Alam Stadium, they all believed that the culprits were only a small group of Malaysian hooligans. Striker Le Cong Vinh said: “Football was created to bring people together, not for people to hate and take revenge on each other. Malaysia and Vietnam are neighbors in the ASEAN bloc, so we need to work together to create a friendly atmosphere in the stands during matches between the two national teams.” Meanwhile, Van Quyet sent out the message: “Hopefully, the ugly image at Shah Alam will not be repeated at My Dinh and everyone will have complete joy.”

Genuine Malaysian fans have apologized to Vietnamese fans. The authorities of the neighboring country have done the same. And Vietnamese fans also showed their goodwill with a banner: “Vietnam – Malaysia, we are friends”. Therefore, believe that the upcoming match at My Dinh will be a match of noble sportsmanship and friendship.

Proposal to ban Malaysian hooligans for life

According to Malaysian media, the police have detained five extremist fans who are believed to have participated in the violence against Vietnamese fans at Shah Alam Stadium. These are members of the Inter Johor Firms group - a fan club from Johor state that has caused many violent incidents at Malaysian stadiums in recent years.

It is known that the Inter Johor Firms group has just been banned indefinitely from the Johor Bahru State Football Federation (Malaysia) from entering stadiums in this state.

According to Bongda+