Viet Nam coach Hoang Van Phuc said he would wait
until the last possible minute before deciding whether to play his best
striker Le Cong Vinh against Hong Kong tonight.
Hoang Van Phuc can continue his job as head coach of the national
Under-23 team after being suspended for four days during the Binh Duong
Television International Football Cup which closed on Sunday.
National Under-23 coach Hoang Van Phuc yesterday was suspended from
working at the ongoing Binh Duong Television International Football
(BTV) Cup in Binh Duong Province.
Viet Nam''s Under-23 football team will be put to the test today when they face a well-matched opponent, Turkey''s Galatasaray U23s, in a friendly match at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.
Viet Nam paid a high price for poor performance at the Southeast Asian
Football Championship, missing out on a top seed for the 2014 Southeast
Asian Football Championship.
Viet Nam''s under-23 team shared the spoils with Japan''s Kashima Antlers
yesterday in the capital''s My Dinh Stadium, with their friendly match
ending 2-2.
Coach Hoang Van Phuc has ed 26 players for the national football
team''s gathering on Monday in Ha Noi in preparation for their match with
Hong Kong in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round.
