“Sold out” tickets to see the match Indonesia vs Vietnam in the semi-final first leg of the AFF Cup 2022

Accordingly, 5 out of 7 available seating areas have been sold out on the official ticket booking website Ticket.com of Indonesia. Pre-sale tickets for these areas range from 125,000 Rupiah (more than 188,000 VND) to 750,000 Rupiah (more than 1,130,000 VND). As of yesterday afternoon (January 3), the stands in the West A and East B areas only had one empty seat. From January 4-5, the price of class 1 seats will return to an average of 150,000 Rupiah (more than 225,000 VND).

General Secretary of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI), Mr. Ynus Nusi expressed his hope that spectators will come to watch the match in an orderly manner and comply with the current regulations of the stadium. Mr. Ynus Nusi’s speech took place in the context that the General Secretary of the Indonesian Football Federation is strengthening the work of ensuring security and safety at stadiums across the country, after the tragedy of football stampede in East Asia. Java almost 3 months ago.

The Indonesian press is very interested in the confrontation between the two “rivals” of Southeast Asian football. Indonesia’s OkeBola sports newspaper headlined “Will coach Shin Tae-yong break the curse of not being able to win the Vietnam team under Coach Park Hang Seo?”.

The newspaper said that since Coach Park Hang Seo led the Vietnam team in 2017, Indonesia has always struggled to win against the “Golden Star Warriors”. In the 2 meetings with Vietnam Tel under Coach Park Hang Seo, the Indonesian team under the guidance of coach Shin Tae-yong lost 1 match (0-4 defeat in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia) and drew a draw. 1 match (AFF Cup 2020 group stage).

According to OkeBola, Vietnam has superior strength compared to rivals in Southeast Asia. However, the Indonesian team is now much more mature and shows a “slick” play. Therefore, coach Shin Tae-yong also has the opportunity to “break the curse”, helping Indonesian football fans to solve the “thirst” for the championship title.

The Indo Sports newspaper said that the Vietnamese team has a very stable performance and is definitely a big challenge for the Indonesian team in the semi-finals. Sharing the same opinion, CNN Indonesia page clearly states that Vietnam’s record of keeping four clean sheets in the group stage is a challenge for Indonesia’s attack to break through the Vietnamese defense and defeat goalkeeper Dang Van Lam.

The first leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semi-final will take place between Indonesia and Vietnam at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium at 19:30 on January 6. VOV electronic newspaper will report online, invite interested readers to follow.