The first leg of the semi-finals of the ‘Southeast Asia World Cup’, which attracted attention as the ‘Korean Derby’ of Korean coaches, was a winner. Coach Park Hang-seo’s Vietnam and Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia will eventually have a heated bout in the second game three days later for the ticket to the final.
The two teams drew 0-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup (Mitsubishi Cup) held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Indonesia on the 6th at 6:30 pm (hereinafter referred to as Korean time). The match will be decided in the second round held in Hanoi, 토토 Vietnam at 9:30 pm on the 9th. The battle of pride between the two coaches also went to the second game.
The two teams played aggressively on the day and faced off tightly. Indonesia, which had risen to second place in Group A and was expected to be slightly weaker than Vietnam (ranked first in Group B), led the match rather amid the unilateral support of home fans. However, there was no player to play the role of a solver in the decisive chance, so it was cut off every time. Vietnam also threatened Indonesia’s goal and used a quick counterattack, but failed to show any significant results.
Coach Shin faced Vietnam with a 4-2-3-1 tactic. From the beginning of the first half, the Indonesian strikers pushed the opponent hard. After getting a corner kick in the 9th minute of the first half, Marcelino Ferdinan aimed for a header but missed the goal. In the 29th and 36th minutes of the first half, Yakob Sayuri and Dendi Sulistiyawan fired consecutive shots, threatening Vietnam’s goal post. The offensive power of Indonesia, which continued to attack in waves until the end of the first half, was terrifying. In the first half alone, he threw 7 shots and shook his opponent with just 2 shots.