OFFICIAL: AFC decided not to postpone the match between Ho Chi Minh vs Hougang United

Earlier, HCMC FC, through the Vietnam Football Federation, sent a document to AFC asking to postpone the upcoming match because of the concern that Covid-19 epidemic is raging.

"No one can guarantee the spirit of confidence, excitement to play football when looking at the number of Corona virus infection is still high in Singapore," Chairman Huu Thang shared with the press.

However, in the recent response, the AFC has decided not to postpone this confrontation and the match between Ho Chi Minh City and Hougang United still takes place at 6:30 on Feb 25 as scheduled.

In the opening match, Ho Chi Minh City Club also had to march to Myanmar to compete with Yangon United instead of playing at home because of Corona virus.

In that match, Cong Phuong and his teammates were quite struggling to return to 1 point with a 2-2 draw.

This result helps Chung Hae-soung's side is temporarily ranked second on the Group F table, the second round they will face Hougang United - Singapore's club toping the table with 3 points.

Another representative of Vietnam having more challenges is Than Quang Ninh, coach Phan Thanh Hung’s army was thrashed 1-4 to Bali United of Indonesia in the first round and is expected to compete. fiercely for the ticket to advance to the next round.