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Vietnam, Indonesia vie in friendly match

Both Vietnam’s Olympic (or Under-23) football team and its Indonesian counterpart are looking for a win as they lock horns in a friendly match at the My Dinh Stadium on March 9.
Both Vietnam’s Olympic (or Under-23) football team and its Indonesiancounterpart are looking for a win as they lock horns in a friendly matchat the My Dinh Stadium on March 9.

VietnameseHead Coach Toshyia Miura told reporters in a pre-match news conferencethat he always hopes for the best outcome in every match and the march 9game is no exception.

The team will aim for awin but the most important thing is to focus on qualifying for the AsianConfederation Cup (AFC)’s U23 Championships 2016.

He expressed his players will play to the best of their best abilityso I can select the best players for the final squad.

Meanwhile, Indonesian Olympic team Assistant Coach Muhammad Al Haddadsaid the match against Vietnam was his team’s final match inpreparation for the Asian U23 qualifiers.

Haddadsaid his players look forward to the match and our players will dotheir best. He hoped the result pleases both teams.

Vietnam’s U23 team Captain Que Ngoc Hai said all his players areeager to be on the field and earn their spot on the final squad.

Indonesian midfielder Evan Diamas said he and his teammates want a win against Vietnam.

Vietnam will participate in two other friendlies against Uzbekistan’sU22 team and Thailand’s U23 team before flying to Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, to compete for a berth at the AFC U23 Football Championship.

Malaysia and Vietnam will face Japan and Macau inGroup I at the AFC U-23 qualifiers, which will take place from March23-31 in Kuala Lumpur.

Indonesia will take onthe Republic of Korea, Timor Leste and Brunei in Group H, which willtake place in Jakarta, Indonesia. -VNA
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