The whole lot you have to know concerning the do-or-die match for Malaysia within the penultimate Group G fixture towards Vietnam within the WCQ/ACQ qualifiers
Malaysia will face Vietnam within the essential joint 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualification match that may determine whether or not Tan Cheng Hoe’s boys stays on the hunt for a spot within the third spherical of the Street to Qatar in addition to a direct spot within the 2023 Asian Cup in China.
After being given a hammering by United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the resumption of the marketing campaign final Friday, Harimau Malaya has no alternative however to hunt all three factors towards the Golden Dragons to reignite their possibilities of ending within the high two locations within the group.
This is all that you have to find out about his important match.
Match particulars
| Time | Date | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| 12:45 am | Saturday, 12 June 2021 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
TV channel and Reside Streaming
| Channel/Station |
|---|
| RTM1 |
| Astro Enviornment |
| Astro Go (stream) |
Squad information
Cheng Hoe has an virtually clear invoice of well being in his squad forward of the crunch tie towards Vietnam with everybody however Junior Eldstal being obtainable for choice. The Chonburi FC participant is nursing an harm picked up towards UAE which was found solely after the match had completed and has but to take to coaching since. In the meantime, Brendan Gan returns from his suspension.
As for Park Cling-Web optimization, he should put together his facet with out the providers of the influential Nguyen Quang Hai who’s their chief creator and arguably the most effective participant within the Vietnamese facet as a result of suspension. The strong recreation towards Indonesia additionally took a toll on Nguyen Van Toan and Nguyen Tuan Anh who’re each uncertain to characteristic towards Malaysia.
What say the coaches
“The earlier outcomes haven’t gone our approach however we now have to determine what’s one of the simplest ways for us to get a constructive consequence towards Vietnam. As a coach, the following recreation is the largest match for me and the workforce. After just a few occasions of not getting a consequence towards Vietnam, positively we now have to strive our hardest to get a constructive consequence this time round.
“I’m certain all my gamers have the ambition to do this. I by no means point out to them that this can be a do-or-die mission however in fact my gamers are very motivated they usually know the scenario that we have to get a consequence towards Vietnam to proceed our run. I’m certain every and everybody within the workforce has the identical dream to do properly on this World Cup marketing campaign” – Tan Cheng Hoe
“We nonetheless have two extra matches forward. Vietnam won’t be immersed in victory. Stronger efforts are required with the intention to win the following recreation. Quang Hai’s suspension will permit him to recharge vitality and get totally match for the UAE conflict, in the direction of the most effective consequence with the entire workforce.
“I consider that Tien Linh will proceed to show his intuition within the subsequent match” – Park Cling-Web optimization
Outcomes to this point
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2019 | Thailand 0-0 Vietnam |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Indonesia 2-3 Malaysia |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Malaysia 1-2 UAE |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Vietnam 1-0 Malaysia |
| 15 Oct 2019 | Indonesia 1-3 Vietnam |
| 14 Nov 2019 | Malaysia 2-1 Thailand |
| 14 Nov 2019 | Vietnam 1-0 UAE |
| 19 Nov 2019 | Malaysia 2-0 Indonesia |
| 19 Nov 2019 | Vietnam 0-0 Thailand |
| 3 Jun 2021 | UAE 4-0 Malaysia |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Vietnam 4-0 Indonesia |
Present standings
| Place | Staff | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | UAE | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Thailand | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 1 |
Solely the highest two spots present passage to the third spherical of the qualifiers with the workforce that finishes high of the group advancing to the following spherical in addition to incomes a spot within the Asian Cup. In the meantime, the second-place workforce will combat amongst fellow runners-up from different teams to be the most effective 4 inside that assortment of groups.
The aim distinction places Malaysia at an enormous drawback heading into the ultimate clutch of video games within the group. Whereas mathematically potential to complete high present huge wins might be earned towards Vietnam and Thailand, realistically a second-place end appears to be like by far the extra potential consequence.
However due to North Korea’s pullout from Group H, ought to Malaysia end within the second spot, the six factors amassed over Indonesia wouldn’t be counted which would depart Cheng Hoe’s facet with a potential most complete of 9 factors to duke it out with fellow second-place finishers.
Scorers to this point
| Participant | Nation | Whole objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamadou Sumareh | Malaysia | 3 |
| Nguyen Tien Linh | Vietnam | 3 |
| Syafiq Ahmad | Malaysia | 2 |
| Nguyen Quang Hai | Vietnam | 2 |
| Safawi Rasid | Malaysia | 2 |
| Do Duy Manh | Vietnam | 1 |
| Que Ngoc Hai | Vietnam | 1 |
| Brendan Gan | Malaysia | 1 |
| Nguyen Cong Phuong | Vietnam | 1 |
| Vu Van Thanh | Vietnam | 1 |
Previous conferences
| Date | End result | Competitors |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2019 | Vietnam 1-0 Malaysia | 2022 World Cup / 2023 Asian Cup qualifier |
| 15 Dec 2018 | Vietnam 1-0 Malaysia | 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup ultimate (2nd leg) |
| 11 Dec 2018 | Malaysia 2-2 Vietnam | 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup ultimate (1st leg) |
| 16 Nov 2018 | Vietnam 2-0 Malaysia | 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Malaysia 0-1 Vietnam | 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage |
| 11 Dec 2014 | Vietnam 2-4 Malaysia | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal (2nd leg) |
| 7 Dec 2014 | Malaysia 1-2 Vietnam | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal (1st leg) |
| 16 Nov 2014 | Vietnam 3-1 Malaysia | Pleasant |
| 3 Nov 2012 | Vietnam 1-0 Malaysia | Pleasant |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Malaysia 0-2 Vietnam | Pleasant |
Cheng Hoe has but to beat his counterpart in any of the final 4 conferences and that could be a hoodoo that needs to be damaged if Malaysia is to proceed its approach on this qualifying marketing campaign.
It was a decent affair once they met within the corresponding fixture in a pre-Covid world the place Malaysia did in truth appeared like they had been in a position to give Vietnam a correct combat in comparison with earlier video games the place Park’s workforce appeared head and shoulders the significantly better workforce.