
Hanoi (VNA) –Korean coach Park Hang-seo has finalised a list of Vietnamese U22players who will compete with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a friendly matchon October 13.
The team includes threegoalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and five strikers.
The Vietnamese team willleave for Ho Chi Minh City on October 10 to prepare for the match at Thong NhatStadium.
The match is seen asgood preparation ahead of the 30th Southeast Asian Games nextmonth as well as the Asian U23 Championship early next year.
Vietnam and the UAEhave planned for the friendly match for months prior to the continentaltournament. But a draw last month placed them in Group D together with theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea and Jordan. However, both sides still decidedto play the match as scheduled./.