SEA Games 33: U22 Vietnam's match schedule and venue adjusted due to flooding

VHO - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that due to the serious impact of flooding in Songkhla province (Thailand), the 33rd SEA Games Organizing Committee was forced to move the entire Group B men's football event to the capital Bangkok.

According to the initial announced schedule, U22 Vietnam will meet Laos on December 4 and Malaysia on December 11 at Tinsulanon Stadium (Songkhla).

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However, prolonged heavy rains caused severe damage to the area, forcing the host country to move 10 events, including men's football group B, to Bangkok.

The match schedule of U22 Vietnam in Group B has also been adjusted with the opening match taking place on December 3 (one day earlier than the old plan), while the second match remains on December 11. The semi-finals and finals will take place on December 15 and December 18, respectively. All matches will take place at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok).

In addition to changes in the venue and schedule, the men's football event at the 33rd SEA Games has had a notable change in the number of participating teams. Accordingly, on November 27, the Cambodian Olympic Committee announced its withdrawal from 8 competitions, including men's and women's football.

This decision reduced Group A, which originally included Thailand, Timor Leste and Cambodia, to just two teams. The Organizing Committee has made adjustments, planning to move U22 Singapore from Group C to Group A to replace Cambodia.

Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will play their opening match of Group B earlier than expected.

According to this plan, the men's football event of the 33rd SEA Games will have 9 participating teams and will be divided into 3 groups, each group consisting of 3 teams. Group A: Thailand, Timor-Leste, Singapore; Group B: Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos and Group C: Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines

According to the plan, U22 Vietnam will move from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok on the morning of December 1. VFF has also proactively made plans to ensure the best preparation for the team.

The VFF's advance team will be in Bangkok from November 30 to check the conditions of the hotel, training ground, competition ground and related logistical requirements, thereby providing maximum support to coach Kim Sang-sik and his team during the competition at the 33rd SEA Games.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/sea-games-33-bang-dau-cua-u22-viet-nam-dieu-chinh-dia-diem-va-lich-thi-dau-do-ngap-lut-184294.html