Coach Kim Sang-sik: Vietnam team must play their best when facing Singapore again

" We won 2-0 in the first leg and have one foot in the final. However, this score is still very dangerous. Tomorrow's match is not easy, but the Vietnamese team needs to try their best when playing at home, " coach Kim Sang-sik told a press conference before the second leg of the semi-final between Vietnam and Singapore.

At Jalan Besar Stadium, the Vietnamese team faced many difficulties in the first half. Xuan Son and his teammates controlled the ball for less than 35% of the time and were pressured by Singapore. In the second half, the situation improved but it was not until extra time that the Vietnamese team scored a goal. Tien Linh and Xuan Son scored 2 goals in a row and gave the Vietnamese team a big advantage.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is confident before the second leg of the semi-finals.

" 2-0 is not a safe score, besides the defensive factor, the Vietnamese team will play with all their might. Playing at home, we will try our best and respond to the fans' affection. In the first half, we could not score against Singapore. In the second half, the Vietnamese players played better. We analyzed and understood more about Singapore's attack and their players.

Hopefully, the Vietnamese team will control their long balls and put enough pressure on the Singapore field. We didn't score in the first half, but that's not a problem. The Vietnamese team was a bit unlucky. The Vietnamese team didn't score as many goals as they created. I'm trying to adjust and hope the team will be stronger in the first 45 minutes ," coach Kim Sang-sik said.

According to the Korean coach, the Vietnamese team considers home ground a very important support and he understands the need to bring victory to the fans when playing in Viet Tri. The goal of the Vietnamese team is to continue to win against Singapore.

Mai Phuong

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