Indonesia continues to surprise in the 3rd round of World Cup qualifiers; Playing with one less player, U22 Vietnam still beat U22 Malaysia
Coach Shin Tae-yong and his team held Australia to a 0-0 draw in the second match of Group C of the World Cup 3 qualifiers; U22 Vietnam showed a brave fighting spirit when defeating U22 Malaysia with a score of 2-1. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Indonesia continues to surprise in World Cup qualifying round 3
On the evening of September 10, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team held Australia to a 0-0 draw in the second match of Group C, Round 3 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.
At home, Indonesia did not hide their intention to attack first. However, the Southeast Asian representative was quickly pushed back into their own half. Australia showed physical dominance over Indonesia's foreign players and created a series of opportunities from high balls.
In the second 45 minutes, Australia had two shots on target but only increased the save rate of goalkeeper Paes. The star returning from the US Major League had a second consecutive excellent match, thereby helping Indonesia hold Australia to a 0-0 draw.
After 2 matches, Indonesia drew with two of the continent's strongest opponents, Australia and Saudi Arabia. In the 3rd match taking place in October, coach Shin and his team will meet the team that is not highly rated, Bahrain.
Playing with one less player, U22 Vietnam still beat U22 Malaysia
In the final match of the CFA Team China 2024 International Football Tournament on the evening of September 10, the U22 Vietnam team showed a brave fighting spirit when defeating U22 Malaysia with a score of 2-1, despite having to play with one less player in the second half.
Entering the second half, U22 Vietnam persistently defended to preserve the score. Coach Dinh Hong Vinh also made many reasonable adjustments in tactics and personnel, helping the home team win 2-1.
With two losses and one win, U22 Vietnam finished CFA Team China 2024 in 3rd place overall.
What did the Thai team coach share after the victory over the Vietnamese team?
"Thailand teamonly played 1 match before the match against Vietnam. In the early stages, the Vietnamese team attacked well so we lost early. However, we found what we had practiced and turned it into an equalizer," coach Masatada Ishii shared after the match.
Despite bringing a team lacking many key players to Vietnam, Thailand still won 2-1 against the host team. They conceded an early goal in the 21st minute after Tien Linh scored, but just 5 minutes later, the "War Elephants" equalized thanks to Suphanat's goal. This was a basic and simple cross and header.
15 minutes later, taking advantage of Hong Duy's mistake (missing the ball in the penalty area), Gustavsson scored to raise the score to 2-1 for Thailand at the end of the first half. This was also the final score of the match.
When asked about the performance of the new squad, coach Ishii said: "I don't have the concept of evaluating whether my players play well or not, but instead whether they complete the assigned tasks or not. This is my way of doing things from the time I was in Japan until I came to Thailand."
