Residents Of Hanoi Anthusias Selling Tickets For Second Leg Of The Vietnam Vs Indonesia AFF Cup

Salesman tiket fisik laga leg kedua semifinal Piala AFF 2022 Vietnam versus Indonesia membuka lapak di pinggir jalan dekat Stadion Nasional My Dinh, Hanoi, Minggu (8/1/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Residents of Hanoi enthusiastically sold physical tickets for the 2022 Vietnam versus Indonesia AFF Cup semifinal second leg which was held at the My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Monday, December 9. Since one day before the match, they have been trading to the side of the road around the My Dinh National Stadium and are constantly offering it to anyone around. "I sell this ticket for 1.2 million, Vietnam (around Rp800 thousand), if you want to buy it," said one of the traders, who declined to give his name, to ANTARA. This statement was surprising because the price of regular tickets was even higher than the most expensive price set by the Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF). VFF sells tickets to the match with four price variations, namely 400 thousand, 600 thousand, 800 thousand, and one million, please. Related to this, a Vietnamese sports social media activist, Nam Trung, explained that ticket sales at a higher price than normal are reasonable for matches such as the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals. However, he continued, this activity was classified as legal in Vietnam. There are also many buyers. These tickets are usually sold out. "I remember first, when Vietnam played in the 2018 AFF Cup final, my brother was selling regular tickets worth US $ 500 and someone bought it," said Nam Trung, owner of the Sao The Thao Youtube account which has more than 180 thousand subscribers, while talking to ANTARA. Nam Trung said that the love of the Vietnamese people for football was the reason why people were so excited about selling and buying tickets. It was also acknowledged by a Hanoi resident who loved Tong Xuan Long's football. He also participated in the 2022 AFF Cup and predicted that Vietnam would find it difficult to beat Indonesia despite playing in Hanoi. "The party will be complicated because Indonesia has good players. However, I still champions Vietnam," said Tong Xuan. Regarding tickets, the VFF stated that they did not impose restrictions regarding ticket sales for Vietnam's match against Indonesia. This means that there will most likely be around 40 thousand Vietnamese supporters, according to the maximum capacity of the My Dinh National Stadium, who will be present to support the home team even though the match takes place on Monday (9/1) or weekdays. "Whenever it is, as long as the Vietnam national team plays, the stadium will be crowded," said Nam Trung. Vietnam's 2022 AFF Cup semifinal second leg match against Indonesia will be held at the My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Monday (9/1), starting at 19.30 WIB. In the first leg at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, Friday (6/1), the two teams played a goalless draw which made Indonesia only need a draw with goals, which means they are ahead of away goals, to seal a place in the final. Based on the 11v11.com page, Indonesia and Vietnam have met each other 26 times since 1991. During that time, Indonesia won eight times, lost seven times and the rest of the match was completed with a draw. At least in the last six years, Indonesia has always had difficulties against Vietnam. Since December 7, 2016, Indonesia has drawn twice and lost twice when they met Vietnam. Coach Shin Tae-yong has never won over Vietnam as his compatriot, Park Hang-seo.