According to plan, today (October 12), the Vietnamese team will face the Indian team at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh).
Previously, the Vietnamese team gathered on October 5. After 4 days of training, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team had a closed practice match with Nam Dinh club (October 9), winning narrowly 3-2 with a double from Vi Hao and a goal from Thai Son.
Through this match, coach Kim Sang-sik had an overview of the team's strength, lineup, reasonable personnel arrangement and recognized weaknesses, while improving the playing style to prepare for the upcoming match.
On the other side, the Indian team arrived in Nam Dinh on October 8. For this tour, head coach Manolo Marquez selected 23 of his best players.
Rahul Bheke is the oldest player in the squad (34 years old). In addition, India's squad is very young with most of the players born after 1999. The youngest is midfielder Lalrinliana Hnamte, only 21 years old.
The Indian team just drew 0-0 with Mauritius (ranked 178th in the world) and lost 0-3 when facing Syria (ranked 92nd in the world).
It would not be surprising if the Indian team continues to lose to the Vietnamese team at Thien Truong Stadium. On the contrary, a big win will create psychological leverage for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team after recent unsatisfactory results.
The match between Vietnam and India will take place at 6:00 p.m. on October 12 at Thien Truong Stadium, broadcast live on VTV5 and FPT Play channels.
