Director Park Hang-seo (left) and director Shin Tae-yong. yunhap newsThe first confrontation of the new year between the Korean commanders ended in a draw.
Vietnam, led by coach Park Hang-seo, and Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, drew 0-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Cup held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 6th (local time).
The semi-finals of the Mitsubishi Cup are played home and away. If the winner is not decided from the second leg, it will go to extra time and penalties. The away goals rule does not apply. Vietnam and Indonesia will play the second leg on the 9th at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The battle of nerves heated up even before the match started.
The match was originally scheduled for 9:30pm local time. However, the kick off was delayed for 3 hours at the request of the home team Indonesia Football Association. The playing time has been changed for safety reasons. In response, coach Park Hang-seo expressed regret, saying, “I don’t know how the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia is held.”
Indonesia led the game in the first half and Vietnam in the second, but no goals were scored. Ultimately, the first confrontation of Korean commanders in the new year ended in a draw.
After the match, coach Park Hang-seo and coach Shin Tae-yong had a war of words. Even at the official press conference before the game, the two captains did not shake hands, causing controversy.
Coach Park Hang-seo said after the match, “Indonesia is also a good team, but Vietnam is stronger. It is true that they have improved since coach Shin Tae-yong took the lead in Indonesia , but Vietnam still won the most.” In fact, in the direct confrontation between the two command towers, coach Park Hang-seo is ahead with 2 wins and 2 draws.
In response, coach Shin Tae-yong rebutted: “Vietnam is stronger, but why did we draw 0-0? (At the pre-press conference) I was about to shake hands, but coach Park turned around and I stopped too.”
Meanwhile, Vietnam dreams of Park Hang-seo Magic again after winning the championship in 2018. Above all, this Mitsubishi Cup is the last tournament between coach Park Hang-seo and Vietnam. Indonesia challenges for its first championship. After taking over as coach Shin Tae-yong, she recorded only six second-place finishes in his career, including second-place finish in the last tournament.
