Vietnam team lost to Indonesia
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to a mistake from the defense, the Vietnamese team had to accept defeat against Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. The match took place at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
The Vietnamese team entered the match with Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. This is considered a very meaningful match for the two teams in the race for tickets to the next round in Group F.
Coach Troussier's team is considered the underdog compared to the home team Indonesia when they have to play away at Gelora Bung Karno. However, unlike the previous loss of the Vietnam team when the two teams met at the 2023 Asian Cup, in this match, coach Troussier has the return of mainstay Hoang Duc.
The 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball will play alongside Hung Dung and Thai Son in the midfield of the Vietnam national team. Standing in the goal as usual is Filip Nguyen; 3 central defenders include: Viet Anh, Tien Dung, Tuan Tai; guarding the 2 wings will be Xuan Manh and Minh Trong; the striker duo includes: Nham Manh Dung, Nguyen Dinh Bac.
Despite facing thousands of home fans, Vietnam still confidently and proactively deployed a high-pressing style of play. That surprised the opponent, so they could not put pressure on Vietnam's field.
With smooth and coherent ball rotation, the Vietnamese team created many storms on Muhammad Adisatryo's goal. The clear opportunity that coach Troussier's students created came in the 12th minute of the match. Hoang Duc passed the ball conveniently to Dinh Bac, but this young striker's shot was inaccurate.
After a few minutes of playing at a disadvantage against the visitors, Indonesia gradually regained control of the game and put pressure on Nguyen Filip's goal. The attacks of coach Shin Tea Yong's players mainly focused on the left wing.
In the 30th minute, Indonesia had a chance to open the scoring. The dangerous situation came from Hung Dung losing the ball, striker Struick dribbled the ball from the left into the penalty area and then shot with his right foot, but Filip chose the right position to successfully block the shot.
Not stopping there, 3 minutes later, the home team had a dangerous attack on the right wing, Yacob crossed but Viet Anh was able to intercept the ball and receive a corner kick.
In the final minutes of the first half, Vietnam created several dangerous opportunities in front of Muhammad Adisatryo's goal, but in the final situations, Manh Dung and Xuan Manh could not make accurate shots to score against the opponent.
Among them, we must mention the unfortunate miss in the 44th minute, Minh Trong took a free kick, goalkeeper Adisatryo made a mistake in rushing out to block, but Manh Dung could not take advantage.
In the second half, the home team actively increased the speed and pressured the Vietnamese team. Indonesia understood that they needed to win the match to gain an advantage in competing for a ticket to the next round with Vietnam. Finally, the representative of the archipelago found a goal from a very familiar throw-in by Pratama Arhan. The defender who had just entered the field threw the ball very hard into the penalty area, Minh Trong cleared the ball like an assist, allowing Egy Maulana to easily finish close to the goal, past Nguyen Filip.
After conceding the goal, coach Troussier sent Tien Linh, Van Thanh, Van Toan, Ho Tan Tai, and Le Pham Thanh Long onto the field with the hope of bringing a more varied attacking style of play. However, Indonesia, with its strong physical foundation and tough playing style, was not afraid of collisions, and easily neutralized Vietnam's attacks.
Therefore, the match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Indonesia.
On March 26, the Vietnamese team returned to My Dinh Stadium to play the second leg./.
