The Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) chose to ban supporters from all seven matches of the first round on March 6, 7 and 8 to ensure safety amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Ryad Boudebouz struck a stoppage-time winner as Saint-Etienne defeated French Cup holders Rennes 2-1 on Thursday to qualify for the final for the first time in 38 years.
The match was set to take place in Kuala Lumpur on March 31 but instead appears likely to take place later this year, with the June 4 home match against Indonesia suffering the same fate.
Of the 23 players in the squad, in the little over two years since, eight of them have faced lengthy spells on the sidelines due to ligament injuries.
Chelsea inflicted a third defeat in four games on Liverpool to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Willian and Ross Barkley gave Frank Lampard's men a much-needed lift at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
In the latest blow to the South Korean, left-back Đoàn Văn Hậu suffered a knee injury when he was playing for SC Heerenveen’s Jong Heerenveen during the Dutch tournament for junior teams yesterday.
Football legend Hồng Sơn believes Vietnamese players are still a long way off from plying their trade at elite European clubs, but says the domestic game is improving rapidly and one day a local-born star could be rubbing shoulders with the world’s best.
Although the 27-year-old is dealing with an ankle injury, Sơn has starred for his club side in the AFC Cup, contributing a lot to their unbeaten start through two matches.
On his Facebook page, Mạnh said: "Is my leg hurt? Yes. Am I sad because of injury? Yes. Unfortunate for me, however, I will accept it and I will overcome difficulties and hardships."