At the end of the training session on the afternoon of March 25, coach Troussier was heading to the Vietnamese team's vehicle when he suddenly changed direction and walked towards two traffic police. These are the two police officers responsible for leading the Vietnamese team from the training ground to the hotel.
Coach Troussier gave tickets to the two policemen leading the group. (Video: Minh Anh/Sports Star)
Coach Troussier paid attention and asked about the work of the two policemen. The French military leader caused surprise when he asked whether the two policemen leading the group had tickets to watch the match or not. When he learned they didn't have tickets to the stadium, Mr. Troussier suggested that he could give away tickets when the team returned to the hotel.
The two traffic police only asked for one ticket each. As soon as the Vietnamese team's car arrived at the Grand Plaza Hotel, two tickets were delivered to the police officers.
As of the afternoon of March 25, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) had sold 3% of the tickets issued in both online and traditional forms. In addition, there will be about 70 invitation tickets for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), away teams, partners, sponsors of VFF as well as players.
Coach Troussier and assistant Viet Thang and two policemen led the group.
Tickets to watch the Vietnamese team meet Indonesia have 4 denominations including: 600.000 VND/ticket, 450.000 VND/ticket, 300.000 VND/ticket, 200.000 VND/ticket. In addition to traditional distribution, tickets are also sold online from 9:15 a.m. on March 3 to 24:21 on March 3 or until sold out, whichever comes first.
"Over the past few days, I have always observed the players' expressions, attitudes and lifestyle. I'm not worried about the players' morale, because I feel they are full of desire to go on the field and contribute. On the practice field, I always push them to be more focused and attentive.
The Vietnamese team's goal is to restore the two-point gap after the second leg. Hopefully in Hanoi we will have a stronger return. Hope the fans come to the stadium to cheer as strongly as the Indonesian fans did in this match“, said Mr. Troussier.
The match between the Vietnamese team and the Indonesian team takes place at 19:26 p.m. on March 3.
