Highlights of the Australia - Vietnam match

1. A series of "new factors" are given opportunities

The starting lineup of the Vietnam National Team has many "new elements". Photo: Getty

During the away match of the Australian team,Coach Park Hang-seohas put on the field a series of "new elements". In defense are Le Van Xuan and Pham Xuan Manh, while in attack is Pham Tuan Hai. The presence of players who have not been used much in the past time in the squad made the play of the Vietnam Team in the first half not really meet the requirements. The proof is that in the second half, the Vietnam Team played much more impressively thanks to Mr. Park's substitution decisions.

2. Tan Truong continues to be highly valued by Mr. Park

Tan Truong made many excellent saves for the Vietnam team. Photo: Ngoc Linh

Impressive performances at the AFF Cup 2020 still could not help Nguyen Manh be used by Coach Park Hang-seo in the last match. Instead, it was Tan Truong. Perhaps, the reason why the goalkeeper born in 1986 was chosen by the Coach was because of his height of 1m88. Overall, in the match against the Australian Team, Tan Truong only played at an average level. To be fair, the 4 goals conceded by the Vietnamese Team were not directly due to the fault of the goalkeeper from Dong Thap.

3. Hung Dung's highly anticipated comeback

The return of Hung Dung (number 8) after nearly a year of injury. Photo: Getty

The midfielder, who is currently playing for Hanoi FC, was sent onto the field from the start by Coach Park Hang-seo with the captain's badge on his arm, after a long period of injury. Despite his best efforts, Hung Dung still could not help the Vietnamese team get a result against the Australian team. However, witnessing Hung Dung's graceful runs and strong ball-fighting situations, the domestic football fans could not help but be happy.

4. The "transformation" of the Vietnam Team in the second half

Cong Phuong played well during the away match in Australia. Photo: Getty

It was thought that being 2 goals behind in the first half would cause Coach Park Hang-seo's players to be disheartened for the rest of the match. Surprisingly, with the appearance of Thanh Chung, Hoang Duc and Cong Phuong, the Vietnam team created many dangerous situations towards the opponent's goal. If Cong Phuong and his teammates had been more accurate in their shots, Coach Park Hang-seo's players would have left AAMI with at least 1 goal.

5. VAR is fair to coach Park Hang-seo and his team

The Australian players proved to be too strong for the Vietnamese team. Photo: Getty

In the first minute of the match, the Australian players put the ball into the net of goalkeeper Tan Truong. However, the goal was not recognized due to offside. This was the correct decision of the VAR referee team, contributing to helping the Vietnamese team not concede a goal too early. Unfortunately, facing the overwhelming strength of the Australian team, Coach Park Hang-seo's students had to accept defeat with a score of 0 - 4 and continued to sink at the bottom of the rankings.

According to the match schedule, on February 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese team will host the Chinese team at My Dinh Stadium, within the framework of the 8th match of Group B, the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia./.