To encourage the players, the Nam Dinh club's board of directors decided to give away all tickets to watch the home team face Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the first leg of the 1/8 round of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Two (C2 Asian Cup).
Since the morning of February 12, hundreds of fans have been present at Thien Truong Stadium to line up to receive tickets.
Previously, Nam Dinh club had given free tickets to the early match of round 13 against Hanoi FC. In this match, fans filled Thien Truong stadium.
The support of the home crowd will also be a great motivation for coach Vu Hong Viet and his team before the difficult match in the round of 16 of AFC Champions League Two 2024-2025.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the current runner-up in J.League 1. This team also defeated Vissel Kobe on February 8 to win the Japanese Super Cup.
However, with home field advantage, coach Vu Hong Viet believes that his team can "overcome difficulties" to achieve good results against the Japanese representative.
He said in a press conference before the match: "As you know, Japanese football is very strong, their national team is number 1 in Asia and top in the world, the domestic league is also very high quality.
Hiroshima is a strong opponent, they finished 2nd in the 2024 J.League season and just won the Super Cup when they beat Vissel Kobe. However, we have home advantage and will try to create an advantage before playing away.
When competing with any opponent, we always aim for victory. We have players ready to shine and score goals against our opponents. The whole team is determined."
The match between Nam Dinh and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will take place at 7:00 p.m. tonight (February 12).
