Vietnam Futsal Team Drops Victory Against New Zealand

Vietnam Futsal Team to compete in international friendly tournament against New Zealand Futsal Team

This is a tournament to kick off the 2024 AFC Futsal Championship campaign of the Vietnamese futsal team. Therefore, coach Giustozzi Diego Raul took the opportunity to test the personnel right in the starting lineup, with the presence of Huu Phuc in the goalkeeping position, along with Anh Duy, Minh Quang and Doan Phat.

Playing under the enthusiastic cheers of the home crowd, the Vietnam Futsal Team entered the match confidently and coordinated attacks at high speed. The opportunity came right in the first minute when Doan Phat had a favorable pass, unfortunately Minh Quang missed a beat.

The subsequent personnel and tactical adjustments by coach Giustozzi Diego Raul continued to be effective, making it almost impossible for the visitors to get the ball towards Huu Phuc's goal. However, it was not until the 9th minute that Van Tien was able to break the balance after a shielding move and then turned and finished with his left foot, putting the Vietnamese futsal team ahead 1-0. However, the next change in the formation caused the Vietnamese team to lose focus in defense. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Rahan Ali equalized 1-1 for New Zealand after a fairly simple finish.

Vietnam Futsal Team took the lead twice but only got a draw against their opponent.

This tournament is an important preparation step for the Vietnam Futsal Team before the 2024 Asian Futsal Championship.

In the following developments, the Vietnam Futsal Team still maintained a good attacking position and scored a goal to increase the score to 2-1. From a good coordination, Duc Hoa passed the ball like "setting the table" for Thai Huy to finish delicately, defeating goalkeeper Antamanov.

In the second half, a surprise happened when New Zealand scored an equalizer 2-2. In this situation, Minh Quang let Sharplin pass easily before stretching to the far post for Rahan Ali to score a double. In the remaining minutes, the away team mainly played defensively and waited for counter-attack opportunities.

Meanwhile, the Vietnam Futsal team, despite putting a lot of pressure on the opponent’s field, could not put the ball in the net. In the last 5 minutes, the Vietnam team decided to play power-play. Opportunities were created but Thinh Phat and Duc Hoa both let them slip through their shoes.

The final result was a 2-2 draw between Vietnam and New Zealand Futsal Team. On March 30, Vietnam will meet Morocco, who made a strong impression by defeating Iran 5-4 in the previous match.

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/the-thao-quoc-te/dt-futsal-viet-nam-danh-roi-chien-thang-truoc-new-zealand/184461.htm