BEKASI – The Indonesian U-19 national team drew 0-0 against the Vietnam U-19 national team on the first matchday of Group A of the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup. In that match, Vietnamese players often fell due to injury, so it was said that they were deliberately buying time.
Vietnam coach, Dinh The Nam, provides clarification. According to him, the Vietnamese players are physically drained because they appear under great pressure.
Playing at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, West Java, Saturday, July 2 2022, at night WIB, the U-19 Indonesian National Team appeared quite dominant. The intensity of the game also heated up as the second half progressed.
Vietnamese players often fall after making contact with the Indonesian U-19 national team retainer. They seemed to fall deliberately to buy time and aim for a draw. It was denied by Dinh The Nam.
According to him, the Vietnamese players did not buy time. However, the Vietnamese players were physically drained due to the pressure of thousands of Indonesian U-19 national team supporters who packed the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.
“As you know, they are all very young players, they are U-19 players, the fans here are very enthusiastic and that affects our players,” said Dinh The Nam in a post-match press conference, Sunday (3/7/2022).
