The horse beat the fox…Southeast Asian Korean Derby winner → Vietnam's second consecutive win
Dec 15, 2024
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Vietnam won 1-0 thanks to Nguyen Dam Hai's first goal in the 32nd minute of the second half in the third Group B match of the '2024 Mitsubishi Cup' (Southeast Asian Football Championship) held at Viet Chi Stadium in Viet Chi, Vietnam, at 10 p.m. on the 15th (Korea time).
As a result, Vietnam tied a 4-1 victory over Laos in the first round and won two games to score six points, bringing down Indonesia, which had one win, one draw and one loss, and rose to the sole lead in Group B. On the same day, he widened the gap between the third-place Philippines and the fourth-place Laos (more than two points) to four points, gaining an advantage in advancing to the semifinals.
The Mitsubishi Cup, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) championship that determines the strongest country in Southeast Asian soccer, will be divided into two groups of five teams from 10 countries. A total of four top-two teams from each group will reach the semifinals. Vietnam is aiming to win the tournament for the first time in six years since 2018 when former coach Park Hang-seo was in charge.
Indonesia, which has not been accompanied by major naturalization resources due to the lack of mandatory borrowing rules, fights equally over objective power It collapsed after failing to last 15 minutes. He was destined to win the final match to advance to the semifinals.
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Vietnam struggled due to Indonesia's hard defense, even though it put a large number of the national team's main resources such as Nguyen Hoang Bank, Nguyen Thi Yan Lin, Nguyen Bang Hai, Hotan Thai, and Bui Tien Dong. The number of shots in the first half was 8-0, but the score was 0-0. Coach Shin tried to make changes first in the 40th minute of the first half by excluding midfielder Rivaldo Parkfahan and putting striker Rafael Strück in.
Head coach Kim continued to knock on the goal after putting in the 'former E-Land striker' Ngouye Van Toan. Coach Shin countered by putting Pratama Arhan and Victor Dethan in 'K Leaguer' at half-time. In the 29th minute of the second half, Tai, who hit a left cross in Vietnam's attack, connected with a non-stop volley in front of the goal, but hit the side net.
Indonesia is also crouching, but not. In the 30th minute, Det. Han received a pass from the box and shot past the opponent, but it was not properly impactful and was ineffective.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, the balance of '0' was broken. Bang Hai's left footed shot outside the box hit the crossbar and flowed out. Bang Hai, who received a pass from his teammate again in the box, swung his left foot again, and the low ball hit the Indonesian goalkeeper's body and was sucked into the goal. Bang Hai, a former overseas player who has experienced the French stage, scored in the A-match for the first time in more than three years. Coach Kim was delighted by clenching his fists.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
