AFC FUTSAL CLUB C’SHIP QF: THAI SON NAM FC 2-1 AL RAYYAN SC

An own goal by Thai Son Nam goalkeeper Ngo Dinh Thuan brought Al Rayyan back into the game, but Enrique Martinez’s team were unable to break through the Vietnamese side’s defence for a second time.

Thai Son Nam will now face either MFC Emgek of Kyrygzstan or Qadsia SC from Kuwait for a place in the final on Friday with none of the three teams having ever reached the last four of the continental club championship.

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Thai Son Nam signalled their intent right from the start, with Phung Trong Luan hitting the post after just 20 seconds as the Vietnamese piled forward. Within the first minute, they had taken the lead when Campana’s shot from outside the area beat goalkeeper Sepehr Mohammadi to his right.

Still the Vietnamese side pushed forward, with Campana shooting across goal in the third minute and in the fourth minute they doubled their lead when Pham Duc Hoa saw his shot saved by Mohammadi, only for Long Vu to score on the rebound.

Five minutes later, Thai Son Nam should have made it 3-0 when a one-two between Ngo Ngoc Son and Artur Yusunov set up Ngoc Son for an easy finish into an empty net but somehow he managed to send the ball high over the bar.

Al Rayyan finally gained a foothold in the game in the 12th minute when Ngo Dinh Thuan bundled the ball over his own goal line as the Qataris put the Vietnamese defence under pressure, but Thai Son Nam went up to the other end, only for Duc Hoa to hit the post.

Four minutes after the restart Diego Nunes put himself in position to level the scores for Al Rayyan, but the Brazilian pulled his shot harmlessly across the face of goal.

The Qataris were then forced to defend in numbers as Thai Son Nam sought to extend their advantage and in the end the Vietnamese side did enough to ensure their progress to the next round.