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U23 team to have two friendly matches with U20 RoK before SEA Games 31

Vietnam’s U23 team will have two friendly matches with the U20 team of the Republic of Korea (RoK) before the start of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
U23 team to have two friendly matches with U20 RoK before SEA Games 31 ảnh 1Vietnam’s U23 team at a training session. (Photo: Vietnam Football Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U23 team will have two friendly matches with the U20 team of the Republic of Korea (RoK) before the start of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31),according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

The firstmatch will take place at 7pm on April 19 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Thoprovince and the second one at 7pm on April 22 at Hang Day Stadiumin Hanoi, it said.

The VFF willsell tickets ranging from 150,000 VND (about 7 USD) to 300,000 VND (13 USD) in both online and in-person forms.

Eachcustomer is allowed to buy up to four tickets per match via VinID applicationfor online registration and two tickets for in-person purchase.

Viet TriStadium is the U23 team’s home ground at the SEA Games 31 so coach ParkHang-seo decided to organise training for the team there.

Coach Parkhas recently announced a list of 27 players for U23 team attending theGames. He also chosen three players over 23 years old to participate in thetournament, namely Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Nguyen Tien Linh.These players are scheduled to join the team on April 14.

SEA Games31, themed “For a stronger South East Asia”, will run in Hanoi and 11neighbouring localities from May 12 to 23. It will feature 40 sports with 526events and is expected to attract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event wasinitially slated for late 2021 but delayed due to the pandemic’s impact./.

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