The Indonesian National Team Should Not Allow Vietnam To Score A Single Goal, The Gol Tandang Rules Applicable In AFF

Indonesian national team. (Photo: Twitter/@PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team must be extra vigilant when facing Vietnam in the first leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals. Gawang Nadeo Argawinata cannot concede a single goal.

In the 2022 AFF Cup tournament regulation, it is stated that the semifinals and finals will again use away goal regulations. This means that every goal scored by the visitors is very valuable in the semifinals and finals of the 2022 AFF Cup.

"The participating team that scored a higher goal aggregate of more than two (2) leg will be declared the winner. If the participating team scores the same number of goals, away goals rule will apply," Article 13.4 reads in the 2022 AFF Cup regulation.

One goal or even more at the Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK) Main Stadium could be Vietnam's big capital against the second leg. The match will take place on Monday 9 January at the My Dinh Stadium.

If the aggregate score and away goal are two legs of the match, the semifinal or final match will continue with extra time and a penalty shootout for the team to determine the winner.

In the previous edition of the AFF Cup, away goals did not apply to semifinal and final matches. The reason is that in the previous edition the tournament was held in Singapore in a pandemic situation that had to be held with a bubble system.

With the away goal regulations that have been re-imposed. then the Indonesian national team must score as many winning goals as possible against Vietnam in the first leg. Because it could be a valuable asset to undergo the second leg in Hanoi.