QATAR- Goalkeeper Filip Nguyen played solidly and received the highest score in the match, but could not help Vietnam avoid defeat against Indonesia at the 2023 Asian Cup.
Vietnam played the second match of Group D of the 2022 Asian Cup against Indonesia at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha (Qatar) on the evening of January 19. The team needed a win to open up the opportunity to continue, after losing to Japan in the opening match.
Vietnam is currently ranked 94th in FIFA, while Indonesia is ranked 146th. Over the past five years, the team has not lost to this opponent at the national team level, with two wins, three draws, scoring nine goals and conceding only once.
However, coach Philippe Troussier's team did not start well, allowing Indonesia to put pressure on them at the beginning of the match. The team from the archipelago continuously fed high balls into the penalty area, causing goalkeeper Nguyen Filip to be in a constant state of alarm.
However, in the 42nd minute, the goalkeeper with mixed Vietnamese and Czech blood had to concede a goal from Asnawi Mangkualam's 11m kick.
Before that, center back Nguyen Thanh Binh made a blatant foul, pulling Rafael Struick's shirt in the penalty area.
In the extra minutes at the end of the second half, Nguyen Filip also joined the attack when his team was awarded a corner kick. He continuously shouted to encourage his teammates, asking them to focus and not give up.
When the opponent won the ball to counterattack, the Vietnamese goalkeeper ran at full speed to stop it.
Nguyen Filip was given the highest score in the match by Sofascore , at 7.6. However, his brilliance could not help Vietnam avoid defeat.
After the match, Nguyen Filip said he was very sad with this result. However, he and his teammates will quickly regroup and prepare for the final, formal match with Iraq.
Besides Nguyen Filip, center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh also had an excellent match, blocking his opponent many times. He was given 7.3 points, the third highest among the players on the Abdullah bin Khalifa field.
However, his partner Nguyen Thanh Binh had a terrible match. In addition to the shirt-pulling incident that led to a penalty kick in the first half, in the second half he also let his opponent pass him on the right wing, forcing Le Pham Thanh Long to rush back and tackle, receiving a second yellow card and being sent off.
Against Indonesia, coach Troussier surprisingly left midfielder Do Hung Dung on the bench to use Nguyen Quang Hai. However, "number 19" played poorly, not only did he not attack well, but he was also limited in organizing the game and competing.
Nguyen Thai Son, a player who played well against Japan, was overwhelmed when facing Indonesia. Coach Troussier was forced to take him off in the second half to make way for Jackie Chan.
In this match, Vietnam did not have the service of the player who scored the equalizer 1-1 in the match against Japan Nguyen Dinh Bac due to injury. Coach Troussier used Nguyen Van Tung as a replacement, but the Hanoi striker did not meet expectations.
He then had to leave the field in the second half due to injury. In this situation, before the stretcher could be brought in, the Vietnamese team doctor carried Van Tung off the field to make a quick substitution, saving time.
The biggest hope in attack is Pham Tuan Hai, the striker who scored the goal that gave Vietnam a 2-1 lead over Japan in the opening match. He played energetically as usual, but was injured and had to leave the field after the first half.
In the second half, substitute players like Thanh Long and Nguyen Van Toan (number 9) played well, helping Vietnam dominate and create many opportunities.
But Khuat Van Khang, Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Nguyen Tuan Anh were all unable to score. Losing 0-1, Vietnam was empty-handed after two matches, eliminated early from the 2023 Asian Cup.
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