Group D: Vietnam 0-1 Indonesia
The pressure from the naturalized players on the Indonesia side caused the Vietnam team to face many difficulties. Despite their best efforts, coach Philippe Troiussier’s team could not overcome Indonesia in the decisive match to their chance to continue in Group D.
22/01/2024 12:34:09Vietnam team had 2 changes compared to the match against Japan, when Quang Hai replaced Hung Dung, while Van Tung replaced Dinh Bac in the starting lineup.
In the first few minutes, the Indonesia team caused quite a stir towards the Vietnam team’s goal. The pressure from the naturalized players on the Indonesia side caused the Vietnam team to face many difficulties. However, the tight defense of the Vietnam team limited the opponent’s shots. During the first 30 minutes of the first half, both teams had many attacks, but still could not create any truly dangerous shots towards each other’s goal. In the 40th minute, Thanh Binh pulled the opponent’s shirt in the penalty area, causing the Vietnam team to receive a penalty kick. From the 11m mark, Mangkualam opened the score 1-0 for Indonesia. This is also the result of the first half.
Being behind, the Vietnam team was forced to increase the offensive pressure at the beginning of the second half. Khuat Van Khang replaced the injured Tuan Hai, while Thanh Long replaced Thai Son. Continuous opportunities were created by the Vietnam team, but the finishing shots still could not endanger goalkeeper Ari’s goal. On the contrary, Indonesia still has many extremely dangerous counterattacks. In the following developments, pressure was still created by the Vietnam team, but the most important thing was that the goal had not yet come, making Mr. Troussier’s players even more impatient. Not to mention, the Indonesian opponent’s tricks put a lot of psychological pressure on the young Vietnamese players.
Winning the final 1-0, Indonesia continues to raise hope when their final match will meet Japan. Meanwhile, the Vietnam team almost had no chance of continuing to the round of 16 when they lost to Indonesia. On January 26, Vietnam National Team will meet Iraq National Team – the opponent who just created an “earthquake” when winning 2-1 against the Japanese team this afternoon.
