Coach Park: 'Winning Malaysia 3-0 is a gift for the fans'

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"There are a few days left until the new year, and in the last days of 2022, it's nice that we beat Malaysia 3-0. Before the game, I told the players that the team must try to win in order to win. Say goodbye to the old year and give gifts to the fans. I thank the players for realizing that wish of mine," said the Vietnam coach at the post-match press conference.

Meeting Malaysia at My Dinh today, Vietnam won 3-0 with goals from Tien Linh, Que Ngoc Hai and Nguyen Hoang Duc. But the match also had countless fierce collision situations, fouls between players on both sides, causing Japanese referee Ryuji Sato to draw eight cards, including two red cards for Nguyen Van Toan and Azam Azmi.

However, Coach Park is not heavy on this. "I think football is a confrontation sport, so collisions are normal. Once on the field, players have to have disputes, they have to do it to win. Moreover, football has rules, if If a player breaks the rules, they will be disqualified. I don't see it as violence," the Korean leader said about the rain of referee cards Sato pulled out.