U15 Indonesia is rated higher than Vietnam in the third place playoff.
While U15 Malaysia and U15 Thailand are bracing for an semifinal encounter, U15 Vietnam and Indonesia must play in third place playoff.
This will be the second time that Vietnam has encountered Indonesia. Indonesia once won 2-0 over Vietnam in the group stage then crowned the group winner while Vietnam took the second place.
In the semifinal, Vietnam was hammered 1-3 by Malaysia while Indonesia lost 0-2 to Thailand. U15 Indonesia coach admitted that: “Thailand is a quality rival with good organization. We have learned a lesson after this thrashing, players will get more experience”, speaking of the confrontation against Vietnam, he said: “We will practice more to fight for the third place”.
Statistics showed that coach Bima Sakti side proves excellent ahead of the encounter.
Based on U15 Indonesia’s achievement in 2019, they haven’t beaten in the qualifying round; the same achievement was repeated in the last season. Evenmore, U15 Indonesia kept 5 wins streak in season 2015, in which defeated Vietnam in the first round. The semifinal of 2019 tournament is the 6th time they reached this goal after theirs in 2002, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2018.
In the youth level, Vietnam is often thrashed by Indonesia, whether or not the history repeats?
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