Indonesia will host Vietnam at the Pakansari Stadium for the first leg of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final.

The Indonesian national team will host Vietnam in the first leg of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup semi-finals at the Pakansari Stadium on December 3.



This news was revealed by the chairman of the Indonesian football federation Edy Rahmayadi, who also explained the reasons for choosing Pakansari over the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium in Bandung.



"Our national team will use the Pakansari Stadium (for semi-final leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016) because the Bandung field is still damaged," explained Edy when contacted by reporters.

Pakansari was chosen among other options like Manahan (Solo), Maguwoharjo (Jogjakarta), and Gelora Bandung Lautan Api.



Earlier, the Indonesia assistant coach Wolfgang Pikal already stated that the training camp ahead of the encounter with Vietnam will be held in Pakansari, starting on Tuesday (November 29).



The Garudas have taken time off and are already started training together after they fought hard in the group stages held in the Philippines, where they defeated Singapore 2-1 on Matchday 3 to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

Indonesia-Vietnam will be first international match held at Pakansari (30,000 capacity). Tickets prices will be announced soon.