Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers, Malaysia 0-0 Vietnam: Cautious visitors at Bukit Jalil

At 8:00 p.m. today, the Vietnamese team will face the host team Malaysia at Bukit Jalil Stadium in the second match of Group F of the 2017 Asian Cup qualifiers with the goal of winning all 3 points.

Vietnam team confident to play Malaysia

Facing the Malaysian team that has been massively naturalizing players to have a good quality squad following the inevitable trend of many teams, the Vietnamese team is very cautious when traveling to the "fire pit" of Bukit Jalil. Coach Kim Sang-sik shows that he has carefully prepared all aspects for the Vietnamese team.

"The nature of football is difficult, especially in the context that we do not have much information about our opponents when Malaysia has many naturalized players. But the outcome of the match and the result depend on us. We will decide our own fate, not anyone else. We always focus to the fullest and will bring a fighting spirit to the match so that we will have no regrets," said coach Kim Sang-sik.

Nguyen Quang Hai and the Vietnamese team are ready to "fight" with the Malaysian team at Bukit Jalil Stadium.

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In the past 10 years, the Malaysian team has not tasted victory against the Vietnamese team. In the most recent encounter at the AFF Cup 2022, "Harimau Malaya" lost 3-0. This time, the Malaysian team has prepared well with the ambition to surprise the opponent. Preparing for the encounter with the Vietnamese team, the Malaysian team had 2 friendly matches with Cape Verde with the results of 1 draw, 1 loss while Duy Manh and his teammates only practiced.

Captain Duy Manh said: "We always have our own goals and determination, so we will play with our best. When the ball has not rolled yet, we do not know what will happen, we will only know the result after 90 minutes of play. We must maintain the highest concentration for the match with Malaysia".

In terms of squad, the Malaysian team has 3 naturalized players: Endrick, Paulo Josue (Brazil) and Romel Morales (Colombia). In addition, there are 8 foreign players of Malaysian origin: Matthew Davies (Australia), La'Vere Corbin Ong (Barbados), Quentin Cheng (China), Daniel Ting, Stuart Wilkin (England), Facundo Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado (Argentina), Nooa Laine (Finland), Dion Cools (Belgium). The Vietnamese team also has 2 naturalized Vietnamese players: goalkeeper Nguyen Filip and Pendant Quang Vinh.

In the opening match of Group F, the Vietnamese team defeated Laos 5-0 while the Malaysian team defeated Nepal 2-0. The winner of today's match will take the top spot in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Vietnamese fans expect coach Kim Sang-sik and his team to win against Malaysia "as a habit" as in previous matches.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vong-loai-asian-cup-2027-malaysia-0-0-viet-nam-khach-than-trong-tai-bukit-jalil-185250610065835182.htm