Opponent unexpectedly received bad news before competing with U23 Vietnam

At 7pm on September 3, U23 Vietnam will enter the opening match of the U23 Southeast Asian qualifiers against U23 Bangladesh at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ). This is considered a moderate challenge to help U23 Vietnam confidently aim for victory.

Đối thủ bất ngờ nhận tin dữ trước khi so tài với U23 Việt Nam - 1 — Coach Saiful Bari Titu did not attend yesterday's press conference due to illness (Photo: AFC).

Not only that, before this match, U23 Bangladesh also suffered a loss when coach Saiful Bari Titu fell ill. He did not directly direct the team to attend the last training session before the match against U23 Vietnam yesterday (September 2).

According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), coach Saiful Bari Titu fell ill on the evening of September 1 and was forced to be urgently hospitalized. Most likely, he will not be able to directly coach U23 Bangladesh in the match against U23 Vietnam.

Assistant coach Hassan Al Mamun was in charge of the training session of U23 Bangladesh yesterday. He also attended the press conference. Commenting on U23 Vietnam, Mr. Hassan Al Mamun said: "That is a strong team. They just won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship.

U23 Vietnam has a good physical foundation and effective tactics. They have captain Khuat Van Khang who has experience playing for the national team. In addition, U23 Vietnam also has other quality players such as number 7 (Dinh Bac), number 9 (Quoc Viet) and they have a quality midfield.

As for the two remaining teams in the group, U23 Yemen and U23 Singapore, we don’t have much information yet. But they will be balanced and highly competitive matches.”

Đối thủ bất ngờ nhận tin dữ trước khi so tài với U23 Việt Nam - 2 — Assistant Hassan Al Mamun is likely to replace and lead U23 Bangladesh in the match against U23 Vietnam (Photo: VFF).

Regarding the situation of coach Saiful Bari Titu, assistant Hassan Al Mamun said: “Unfortunately, our head coach had to be hospitalized due to illness. He has returned to the hotel to rest. We hope he will be back in time for the match against U23 Vietnam. If not, I will be the replacement.”

Bangladesh U23 has brought many players who play abroad to participate in the U23 Asian qualifiers. They include Cuban players Mitchell, Fahmeed Salik (of British origin), Zayyan Ahmed (of American origin). Yesterday, they also welcomed player Fahamedul Islam, who is playing for the Italian club Olbia.