Kyrgyzstan national team coach praises Dinh Bac highly.
Ahead of the match against Vietnam at the 2026 Casper Cup, Kyrgyzstan coach Urmat Abdukaimov called it a difficult match and praised Dinh Bac highly.
On the evening of November 14, the Kyrgyzstan national team defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the 2026 Casper Cup international friendly tournament, held at Thien Truong Stadium ( Ninh Binh ).
During the post-match press conference, coach Urmat Abdukaimov said that it was a positive result, but that the team's performance still had room for improvement.
According to him, the high humidity, unlike the players' usual conditions, affected their ability to control the ball. Kyrgyzstan often lost possession, faced numerous counterattacks, and expended a lot of energy.
Coach Urmat Abdukaimov stressed the need for the Kyrgyz national team to improve their ball control in attack and to increase their effectiveness in capitalizing on opportunities, especially from set pieces.
Coach Urmat Abdukaimov said he followed Vietnam's 2-0 victory over Chinese Taipei, as well as some recent matches of the team coached by Kim Sang Sik.
According to this coach, the Vietnamese team is well-organized in both attack and defense, possesses remarkable technical quality, and will be a suitable opponent for Kyrgyzstan to test their abilities.
Head coach Urmat Abdukaimov also revealed that he spoke with central defender Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov, who currently plays in the V-League with Thanh Hoa Club, to learn more about the Vietnamese players and the playing conditions.
He assessed that Abdurakhmanov has a good knowledge of Vietnamese football and that he is currently in good shape.
The coach also said that the V-League is a top-level championship and that the Kyrgyz national team is lucky to have a player like Abdurakhmanov in their squad.
When asked which Vietnamese player had impressed him the most, coach Urmat Abdukaimov mentioned Nguyen Dinh Bac, who scored against Chinese Taipei. He called the 22-year-old a great player, one of the best strikers in Vietnamese football at the moment.
The Kyrgyz coach also noted that the Vietnamese team has undergone many changes to its roster, giving opportunities to young players. However, he predicted that the next match will be very difficult and will require his team to prepare thoroughly.
With both teams having won, the next match between Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, scheduled for 7pm on November 17, promises to be very exciting.