The defeat of the Indonesian national team to Malaysia in the inaugural match of Group B of the U23 AFF Cup with a score of 1-2 on Friday (18/8/2023) became the talk of the Vietnamese media.
Even one of the media in Uncle Ho’s country was pleased with the defeat of Shin Tae-yong’s team, which appeared impressive against the Malayan Tigers. This was written in one of the articles published by Soha.
Because with the defeat of Indonesia, the Vietnam national team will have the opportunity to face the winner of Group B.
“If they win first place in Group C, Vietnam U23 will meet the top team in Group B in the semifinals (most likely Malaysia U23),” the media wrote.
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In fact, in this article, Vietnam actually hopes to meet the Indonesian national team in the U23 AFF peak final.
“Meanwhile, Vietnamese and Indonesian football lovers have the opportunity to wait for the two teams to face each other in the final (AFF U23 Cup).”
The possibility is indeed quite large, especially since the format of the U23 AFF Cup remains wide open for Indonesia.
“Of course, with the current format and situation, the chance for U23 Indonesia to win a ticket to the semifinals is still quite open. If it continues, Shin Tae-yong’s team will face the Group A champion team,” wrote the media.
To note, Indonesia still has a chance to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 AFF U23 Cup, of course, with a very complicated situation.
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In determining the best group runner-up, a special standings will be created that calculates the points for each team. In group A, having four teams, matches against the lowest team in the standings will not count.
If the points of the group runners-up are equal, the goal difference will be decisive. If the goal difference is still the same, the disciplinary factor will be considered. With these rules, the U-23 Indonesian National Team has two scenarios to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 AFF U-23 Cup after losing to Malaysia.
The first scenario is to win group B. Even though this opportunity is somewhat difficult after losing 1-2 to Malaysia, the U-23 Indonesian National Team still has a chance if it manages to win a big win over Timor Leste and Malaysia loses to Timor Leste in the last match.
Then in this scenario, the three teams will have the same three points, so the group winner will be determined based on goal difference. The second scenario is through the best group runner-up route. In this scenario, the U-23 Indonesian National Team must win a big victory over Timor Leste.
To become the best group runner-up, the U-23 Indonesian national team must hope that in group A, Thailand beats Cambodia, Cambodia draws with Myanmar, and Myanmar draws or loses to Brunei.
Meanwhile in group C, the U-23 Indonesian National Team must hope that Vietnam beats the Philippines and Laos, while the Philippines and Laos play to a draw when they meet. Thus, the chances for the U-23 Indonesian National Team to qualify for the semifinals of the 2023 AFF U-23 Cup are very slim and very much depend on the results of the matches of the other teams in the tournament.
2023-08-20 05:43:00
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