After the group stage, the ASEAN Cup 2024 organizing committee released statistics on the number of fouls and cards of the 10 participating teams. Based on specific data, the Vietnamese team is being evaluated as the team with the most beautiful football.
Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team received only 2 yellow cards in 4 matches, temporarily ranking 10/10. In terms of the number of fouls, the "Golden Star Warriors" had 39 fouls, ranking above the 2 teams Thailand (34 fouls) and Timor Leste (31 fouls). The 2 yellow cards of the Vietnamese team were given to Nguyen Thanh Chung (match against Indonesia) and Dinh Thanh Binh (match against the Philippines).
In contrast to the Vietnamese team, the Indonesian team is leading in some parameters. The team from the archipelago committed 52 fouls, second only to the Philippines (54 fouls). However, Indonesia only received 3 yellow cards, a smaller number than Singapore (9 cards), Laos (9 cards), Myanmar (9 cards) and the Philippines (10 cards).
Notably, coach Shin Tae-yong's team received the most red cards in the group stage of the 2024 ASEAN Cup. After 20 matches, the referee pulled out 2 red cards and the Indonesian team received both cards. The names that had to leave the field were Muhammad Ferrari and Marselino Ferdinan.
Accordingly, Marselino Ferdinan received 2 yellow cards in the match against the Laos team. Playing with one less player caused the team from the archipelago to be held to a 3-3 draw by their opponent.
The next card came in the clash between Indonesia and the Philippines. Muhammad Ferrari received a straight red card after a foul on Aguinaldo.
Both Ferrari and Ferdinan have been criticized by football experts and domestic fans for being irresponsible. Many people believe that the attitude and behavior of both players are the reasons why Indonesia failed and dropped the ticket to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2024.
Indonesian media assessed that this was a complete failure of the national team. Mr. Shin Tae-yong and his students were even compared to the teams of Laos, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam...
In the upcoming first leg of the semi-finals, Vietnam will play away against Singapore. The opponent of the “Golden Star Warriors” currently has 51 fouls (ranked 3rd) and 9 yellow cards (ranked 2nd). Therefore, coach Kim Sang-sik needs to make appropriate arrangements to avoid collisions and injuries to players when facing the Lion Island team.
