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JAKARTA He conveyed that in a press conference ahead of the away match against Vietnam on the Third Matchday Group B at the Viet Tri Stadium on Sunday, December 15, 2024 tomorrow.

The South Korean coach firmly said that the home and away formats in this group phase were very tiring for the team so they needed to be changed. "The group stage matches must be played in one country. Then the semifinals and finals are played with the away-candang system," he said, driving Bongda24h, Saturday, December 14.

The format of the group stage in this year's edition made Indonesia have to play two matches in Indonesia and the other two matches took place abroad.

The duel with Vietnam is the second away match that the Shin Tae Yong squad has played. This clash occurred just three days after Indonesia hosted Laos in Solo.

The match against Laos also only had a three-day gap after Indonesia made a visit to Myanmar for the group's first match on December 9 yesterday.

"The current format makes traveling difficult for the team," said Shin Tae Yong, who has never won over Vietnam in the AFF Cup since handling Indonesia.

Indonesia has a long gap of six days after fighting Vietnam to play the group's last match against the Philippines at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java.

Garuda troops are currently still at the top of the standings with four points. That's the result of one win against Myanmar and one draw with Laos.

Vietnam trailed in second place with three points. The team made by coach Kim Sang Sik has only played once when they beat Laos with a score of 4-1.


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