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Anh said the VFF held an urgent meeting to deal with difficulties in selling tickets to avoid touting.

Fans queue to buy tickets of the match between Vietnam and Malaysia at the ongoing AFF Cup at My Dinh National Stadium.

The VFF sold tickets for the match between Vietnam and Malaysia from 150,000 VND (6.5 USD) to 400,000 VND (17 USD). They sold through public bodies, online registration and in person at the stadium.

11,000 tickets were sold via public bodies, 3,700 tickets online and fans had to queue to buy 9,000 tickets at My Dinh National Stadium. The rest of the tickets went to VFF’s partners and sponsors.

However, the VFF’s supply didn’t meet fans’ demand, with many unable to secure tickets through legal means so had to buy them on the black market for a price up to tenfold the original value.

Tickets sold through public bodies and huge queues caused problems for fans and the VFF.

“We are enthusiastic fans. We supported Vietnam through all matches. We sent an official dispatch to the VFF to buy tickets but the number of tickets was not enough for fans. We registered for 1,000 but the VFF said they only had 700. But in fact, the VFF couldn’t supply 700 tickets. Finally, there were only 300 tickets for us,” said Nguyen Van Luan, a member of the Vietnam Football Supporters Association.

“When tickets don’t come to real fans, we are forced to buy tickets on the black market. A pair of tickets in D or C Stand is only 300,000 VND (13 USD) but we have to buy them for 1.3 million VND (56 USD),” Luan added.

Due to these issues, Anh said the VFF will sell all tickets via online, instead of through public bodies and at the stadium, from early December if Vietnam reaches the semi-finals.

Besides, the VFF will work with the Vietnam Post to send tickets to fans quickly. If fans don’t receive tickets via post, they can get tickets at the VFF’s office on a fixed day.

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Source: VNS/VNA