MEDIA Vietnam, Bongda24h, discussed the tense situation of the Vietnam U-19 National Team while practicing ahead of the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup semifinals. In their observation, a number of fully armed security forces guarded the departure of the Vietnam U-19 National Team from the hotel to the training ground in Senayan, Jakarta. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
“To avoid a possible bad situation, Indonesian security forces were deployed to protect the Vietnam U-19 national team during the trip from the hotel to the training ground,” wrote Bongda24h.
(Police guard the Vietnam U-19 national team before and after training. (Photo: Bongda24h)
“On the way from the hotel to the training ground, the Vietnam U-19 national team was escorted by security forces. This is the first time since arriving in Jakarta that the Vietnam U-19 national team will be escorted by a police car,” the report continued.
The security forces do protection to prevent things that are not desirable. For your information, the Vietnam U-19 National Team and the U-19 Thailand National Team are being hunted by a number of Indonesian football lovers.
The reason was because the two teams were suspected of flirting when they met on the final matchday of Group A of the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup, Sunday 10 July 2022 evening WIB. Knowing that they only needed to draw 1-1 to qualify for the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup semifinals, both teams were right to only hunt for that score.
It was proven when the score was 1-1 in 76 minutes, both teams seemed reluctant to attack. The result made the U-19 Indonesian National Team failed to qualify for the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup semifinals, while at the same time making PSSI furious and protesting against the AFF.
