Malaysia 0-0 Vietnam (first half): Tough match

(Dan Tri) - In the first half, the two teams played with only average quality. Neither Malaysia nor Vietnam had any dangerous situations on each other's goal.

Coach Cklamovski: "Malaysia determined to end 11 years of not winning against Vietnam"

Mr. Cklamovski said that the Malaysian team is always oriented to have a winning mentality in every match. Notably, this coach frankly mentioned an important detail: The Malaysian team has not been able to win against Vietnam for the past 11 years. However, instead of considering this a pressure or fear, Coach Cklamovski turned it into a motivation.

"Instead of being afraid, we will see this as a challenge for the whole team. I want them to grasp it and make history tomorrow. The opportunity is right in front of them, let's seize it," coach Cklamovski emphasized, showing the team's high determination before the upcoming confrontation.

Malaysia coach, Mr. Peter Cklamovski (Photo: NST).

Coach Cklamovski explained the team's decision to train behind closed doors. He said: "We understand the strength of each individual in the Vietnam team, they have some special players." Mr. Cklamovski admitted that this would be "a difficult challenge for Malaysia" and affirmed that he "respects them, looking forward to the challenge".

Coach Kim Sang Sik: "Vietnam team will try to beat Malaysia"

"Tomorrow's match against Malaysia is only the first leg of the qualifying round, but to advance to the final round of the 2027 Asian Cup, this match is very important, perhaps also the most difficult for the Vietnamese team. We will use all our abilities with the goal of winning tomorrow," coach Kim Sang Sik of the Vietnamese team said at the opening of the press conference on June 9.

Being a guest at Bukit Jalil is never an easy task, but coach Kim Sang Sik believes that pressure always appears on the national team, he shared: "We focus on the positive aspects, instead of thinking too much about the pressure. With the position of the national team, pressure is always present. We will try to find the positive in the matches to have the best performance. Therefore, the Vietnamese team will have to try and make more efforts to compete better."

Coach Kim Sang Sik (Photo: Tuan Bao).

Malaysian newspaper wants home team to break 11-year streak of not winning against Vietnam

Before the ball rolls at Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) at 8:00 p.m. tonight (June 10), Malaysia's New Straits Times newspaper reported: "The naturalized players of coach Peter Cklamovski (Australian of Macedonian origin) are preparing to attack the Vietnamese team."

“Harimau Malaya will be looking to break an 11-year winless streak against Vietnam. Malaysia and Vietnam will clash tonight in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup third qualifying round.

Before this match, Malaysia had lost 7 out of 8 matches against Vietnam since the 2014 AFF Cup. Malaysia only drew one match in this series of 8 matches,” New Straits Times added.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan: "Malaysian naturalized players have not reached superstar status"

Former coach of the Vietnam U23 team, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan, assessed that the Malaysian team will have big changes in the upcoming match at Bukit Jalil Stadium at 8pm tonight (June 10, Vietnam time). However, whether Malaysia is strong enough to defeat the Vietnamese team or not is another matter.

The Vietnamese team showed their strength in the opening match against Laos (Photo: Khoa Nguyen)

The Vietnamese team still has its own strengths that can help us defeat the team nicknamed Harimau Malaya. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan shared with Dan Tri reporter about Malaysia's naturalized squad: "I think change, especially immediate change in the professional capacity of a team, is very difficult. This change is unlikely to happen in just a moment.

Of course, the new naturalized players of Malaysia will be better than the domestic players of this football country. The new players must be better for them to join. Naturalizing foreign players in the Malaysian team can create motivation for this team, at least in terms of spirit.

However, we need to calmly acknowledge that Malaysia's naturalized players are not yet at the level of world football superstars, so they are not the type of players who can easily play well anywhere they go. They need time to integrate.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/malaysia-0-0-viet-nam-hiep-1-the-tran-giang-co-20250610190823499.htm