In the opening match of the 2024 ASEAN Cup, the Vietnamese team won 4-1 on the field of the Lao team. Meanwhile, with a young squad of inexperienced players, the Indonesian team had to struggle to overcome the Myanmar team with a score of 1-0.
According to the schedule, in the second match of Group B on December 12, the Philippines will meet Myanmar while Indonesia will host Laos at home. The Vietnam team will return to play in the third match, welcoming Indonesia at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) on December 15.
Indonesian newspaper CNN pointed out 2 advantages of "Golden Star Warriors" before the upcoming clash at Viet Tri Stadium.
"First, the rest time of the players is different.The Vietnamese team has 5 days to rest and practice in preparation.Meanwhile, the Indonesian team only has 2 days before returning to compete.
Second, in the upcoming match, the Vietnamese team will play at home.This means that the Vietnamese team can rest without having to travel to another country to compete.They can focus on recovering their physical strength and preparing for training.
The Indonesian team will certainly be tired due to the long distance in a short day," CNN wrote.
This article also affirms that the Vietnamese team is enjoying more advantages. These things also make Vietnam's chances of defeating the Indonesian team even greater.
After the opening match, President of the Indonesian Football Federation Erick Thohir also expressed his excitement and encouraged the players. He said: "The first matches are always very difficult, especially when most of our players are young players under 22 years old.
This is a very good start. Moreover, the Indonesian team at the AFF Cup 2024 is dominated by players playing in many different national championships. They do not have much time to practice together and have to travel a lot to be able to wear the national team jersey."
