18:30 on May 7, Vietnam vs Iran: The high pass is high, let the high pass be...

Obviously, the Vietnamese team is not a rival that can compete in terms of achievements with the Iranian team, the team with the most medals in Asian futsal. But despite the high mountain pass, coach Bruno Garcia Formoso and his team are still determined to "climb the mountain pass" with all their abilities.

Vietnam national football team (right) confidently enters the quarter-final match with strong opponent Iran

Saying IRAN IS STRONG IS... EXCESSIVE!

Speaking to us before the tournament started, Kuwait head coach Fonseca said that his team’s goal was not only to get through the group stage but also to avoid Iran in the quarter-finals. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the feeling of victory when Kuwait scored a 1-2 equalizer against Vietnam in the final seconds. That valuable goal helped Fonseca and his team win first place in Group A and avoid facing Iran in the knockout round.

Mr. Fonseca's calculations show how formidable the number one candidate Iran is. Not only does Iran have a glorious past with 11 trophies in 12 appearances at the finals, but they also prepared very carefully for this tournament with a training trip to Spain. High concentration along with a quality army helped Iran affirm their superior strength in the group stage. Even a strong opponent, considered to be able to cause difficulties like Australia - the team that reached the semi-finals of the 2012 Asian Futsal Championship - could not stop the army of coach Jesus Candelas when they lost 1-8 in the last group stage.

At the end of the group stage, Iran showed a comprehensive image of attack and defense with a breathtakingly fast playing style and scored 25 goals, only conceding 2. Their ability is quite comprehensive when almost all players can score. Among them, Farhad Tavakoli, Hossein Tayebi, Asghar Hassanzadeh... are very good scorers.

DETERMINED TO FACE THE "HIGH PASS"

Facing the strongest championship candidate is a challenge for any opponent, not just the Vietnamese team.

But facing the "high pass", coach Bruno Garcia Formoso and his team showed that they were not afraid. On the contrary, the readiness mentality is something that can be felt in the Vietnamese team. "Our goal of Top 8 has been achieved. The whole team's mentality is very comfortable and there is no pressure. We are very excited and ready for the match with the Iranian team", captain Nguyen Bao Quan expressed. Obviously, a comfortable spirit will be a powerful weapon, promising to help the Vietnamese team enter the match more smoothly against the "giant" Iran.

But in this afternoon's match, the home team not only has the "spiritual victory" from the players. The strength from the stands will also give the Vietnamese team more strength. More importantly, the professional transformation has brought confidence to the fans. After 3 group stage matches, not only technical and tactical thinking, but also physical strength - an inherent weakness of Vietnamese players - has shown to have improved significantly. Playing 3 matches with a fast playing style, moving a lot, but Mr. Bruno Garica Formoso's team still has not suffered significant physical exhaustion.

With all these advantages, the Vietnam team promises to have an impressive performance in the match against Iran.

Beware of the "killer" Tayebi!

Iran's captain Mohammad Taheri won the Golden Boot and was named the best player of the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, but now, the team's top scorer Hossein Tayebi is in the most impressive form. Strong in his breakthroughs and accurate in his finishing, Tayebi is Iran's most dangerous striker with 8 goals after 3 matches in the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship.

According to Bongdaplus