Vietnam's super attacking lineup is helpless against Myanmar's net

In the first minutes of the match, the ball mainly rolled on the Vietnamese side. The two teams played slowly but fought fiercely in the midfield area. The ball control rate was leaning towards Myanmar. The home team kept the ball more but did not create any clear opportunities towards the goal guarded by Van Lam.

Myanmar’s main attack in the early minutes of the match was on the flanks. When the home team got the ball across the 16m50 line, they often tried to cut deep into the Vietnamese defense, instead of crossing high into the penalty area. Meanwhile, Coach Park Hang-seo’s players patiently waited for space in counter-attacks.

It was not until the 22nd minute that the Vietnamese team accelerated and broke through the Myanmar penalty area. Phan Van Duc had the ball and confidently penetrated deep to find the best chance to shoot, but his shot was promptly blocked by a home player.

In the 24th minute, Myanmar responded with a familiar quick counter-attack. The ball was passed back to the center for Lwin Moe Aung to run up and make a right-footed shot from 30m out, but goalkeeper Van Lam dove to catch the ball.

Phan Van Duc made his second left-footed shot in the Myanmar penalty area in the 28th minute. This time it was a high shot but the ball grazed a Myanmar player and flew over the bar. The consecutive shots made the Myanmar defense somewhat unsteady.

After a few minutes of probing, Vietnam and Myanmar played openly. In the 35th minute, it was the turn of the Vietnamese team's goal to be in a state of alarm during a corner kick and goalkeeper Van Lam came out and missed. Luckily, a Myanmar player's shot then hit Anh Duc in the face.

The most delicious situation that Vietnam team had in the first half was the situation of Quang Hai attacking from left and right. In the 36th minute, the ball was poured into the 16m50 area of ​​Myanmar and Phan Van Duc moved to choose the falling point to volley to the far corner, but unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Immediately after this situation, Quang Hai's first touch shot was unsuccessful but he still controlled the ball, he skillfully eliminated an opposing player and swung his leg to shoot low and powerfully but goalkeeper Zin Htet made an excellent save for the home team. The stormy situations continued to be maintained by the Vietnam team but the first half ended without any goals.

Vietnam's defense still plays quite well. Photo: VFF

After the break, Hung Dung and Trong Hoang were brought in to replace Van Quyet and Xuan Truong. At this time, Van Duc will play higher as an attacking midfielder on the left wing. Obviously, this has helped the Vietnamese attack play more coherently.

Minutes after entering the field, Trong Hoang broke through on the right wing and crossed into the penalty area for Anh Duc. Unfortunately, the Myanmar defender followed the Vietnamese striker closely and cleared the ball right in front of the shoe of the player who scored two goals at the AFF Cup 2018.

While attacking, the Vietnamese team left their defense vulnerable, and goalkeeper Van Lam had to fly to deny a Myanmar player's shot from outside the box in the 53rd minute. In the following minutes, Cong Phuong was the player with the most opportunities.

However, in a match where Vietnam increased the pressure and caused many difficulties for Myanmar, the referee made some confusing decisions. Among them, Cong Phuong fell in the Myanmar penalty area after a collision with the opposing team's goalkeeper, but the Qatari referee signaled for the match to continue in the 75th minute.

Striker Van Toan and the disallowed goal. Photo: Duc Dong

Unable to score, coach Park Hang-seo had to use his trump card Nguyen Van Toan - a player who has a good connection with Myanmar's net - to replace Cong Phuong. Finally, Myanmar's net shook after Van Toan's rebound kick, but the linesman raised his flag for offside.

Before that, Quang Hai shot hard from outside the penalty area to the far corner, forcing the Myanmar goalkeeper to push the ball away. This was a very sensitive and unclear situation, causing many people to doubt the referee's decision.

For the rest of the match, Vietnam continued to maintain an open attacking style but was helpless against Myanmar's disciplined and scientific defense. However, the opponent's goalkeeper was also excellent. Statistics show that Vietnam had 5 shots on target in this match.

In the end, Vietnam drew with Myanmar without a goal. This result was not enough for Coach Park Hang-seo and his team to take the top spot in the group with 7 points after 3 matches and still keep a clean sheet. After this match, the Vietnamese team's attack will have to improve in taking advantage of opportunities if they want to advance further./.

LINEUP

Vietnam: Van Lam, Ngoc Hai, Dinh Trong, Duy Manh, Van Hau, Van Duc, Xuan Truong, Quang Hai, Van Quyet, Cong Phuong, Anh Duc.

Myanmar: Zin Htet - Nanda Kyaw, Soe Moe Kyaw, Win Moe Kyaw, Min Tun - Bo Bo, Moe Aung - Mg Lwin, Thu Aung, Phyoe Wai - Aung Thu.

Video Myanmar 0-0 Vietnam: Referee "robs" Van Toan's goal

(Baonghean.vn) - In the 76th minute, Quang Hai took a shot from outside the penalty area with quite a lot of force, goalkeeper Zin Htet had to push the ball away and just a few minutes after entering the field, Van Toan was there to tap the ball into the Myanmar net from close range. However, the second assistant referee raised the flag for offside and the Qatari referee blew the whistle to deny the goal.