Pointing to defeat The 2022 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Championship (Mitsubishi Cup), which started on the 20th of last month, was the “Last Dance” of coach Park Hang-seo, a Vietnamese soccer hero. it’s a stage This is because he, who brought the Korean soccer craze to Southeast Asia after taking the baton of the Vietnamese national team in 2017, decided to finish his accompaniment with Vietnam after this tournament.
Coach Park climbed up to the 9th ridge to finish the last with the Vietnamese national team with a happy ending. This is because Vietnam defeated Indonesia 2-0 with Nguyen Tien Linh’s multi-goal performance in the second leg of the semifinals of the tournament held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam on the 9th. After drawing 0-0 in the first leg, Vietnam advanced to the final with a total score of 2-0 in the first and second leg.
Coach Park has already lifted the championship cup in 2018 in this biennial tournament called the “Southeast Asian World Cup.” However, in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the 2020 AFF Championship, which was held last year after being delayed for a year, failed to win the championship by losing to Thailand in the semifinals. This time, they defeated Indonesia, which was the runner-up in the last tournament and led by coach Shin Tae-yong, who is also a Korean coach, and created another opportunity to challenge for the championship. 안전놀이터
Vietnam scored the opening goal in the third minute of the match. Tien Linh, who received a long-range roving pass from the back in the penalty box after a contest, shook the net with a calm right-footed shot. Afterwards, after taking the initiative based on a one-goal lead, they launched an offensive with the start of the second half and scored a goal within two minutes. Tien Linh turned a corner kick from the left flank to his head and completed a multi-goal.
Afterwards, they blocked the opponent with solid defense and finished the game without giving Indonesia a single effective shot. With this, Vietnam finished all six matches of this tournament, including the semifinals, without conceding a goal.
After the game, coach Park said, “Vietnam has not beaten Indonesia in this tournament for the past 26 years,” and “I told the team that this record should be broken for future juniors. I am really proud of the effort our team showed today.” Looking back on his five years in Vietnam, he said, “There are many players who have matured,” and “Vietnamese players are one step above other Southeast Asian teams.” However, in the praise for himself, he said, “I am an ordinary coach,” and “I will repay the love of Vietnamese soccer fans for the championship.”
Meanwhile, coach Shin Tae-yong, who led Indonesia to the runner-up in the tournament a year ago, failed to advance to the final this time as he lost to coach Park Hang-seo. The two coaches drew attention by engaging in a war of nerves over the semi-finals. Controversy arose that the two command towers refused to shake hands, and coach Park showed an uncomfortable reaction to a post posted on his social network service (SNS) asking for ‘fair play’ by the referee and players.
However, after the game was over, coach Shin acknowledged that “the Vietnamese team played a good game today” and the game ended cleanly. Coach Shin explained the loss, saying, “The Vietnamese team is familiar with My Dinh National Stadium, but it was a strange place for us,” and bowed his head, saying, “I’m sorry for disappointing Indonesian fans.”