Impressive moments of the Vietnam team in the opening match of the 2023 Asian Cup

Hai Hoang January 15, 2024 09:16

(Baonghean.vn) - With a score of 2-4, the Vietnamese team lost to the Japanese team in the 2023 Asian Cup held in Qatar. The Vietnamese team left many impressions in the match with the number 1 team in Asia.

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On the evening of January 14, the Vietnamese team entered the opening match against Japan in the final round of the 2024 Asian Cup. Photo: Thuy An
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Coach Philippe Troussier has decided to give a chance to the youngest player of the Vietnam team, Nguyen Dinh Bac. Photo: Thuy An
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Right from the first minutes of the match, the Japanese team quickly overwhelmed the Vietnamese team's goal. Photo: Thuy An
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The blue team got the opening goal early in the 11th minute from Minamino Takumi's precise tap-in. Photo: Thuy An
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However, just 4 minutes later, Vietnamese fans were overwhelmed with emotion with Dinh Bac's masterpiece. Photo: Thuy An
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From a left-wing corner kick, the striker from Nghe An province headed the ball back, leaving the Japanese goalkeeper helpless. Photo: Thuy An
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Notably, Dinh Bac is the youngest player in Vietnamese history to score against the "Blue Samurai" team at just 20 years old. Photo: Thuy An
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In the 33rd minute of the first half, the Vietnamese team unexpectedly took the lead against Japan with a goal by Pham Tuan Hai. Photo: Thuy An
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From the Vietnamese team's attack, Tuan Hai quickly appeared on the left wing to cushion the ball into the Japanese goalkeeper's net. Photo: Thuy An
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However, in the 45th minute of the match, Japan equalized the score 2-2. Captain Endo made a quality pass to Minamino. Photo: Thuy An
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The former Liverpool midfielder controlled the ball neatly, then placed it through Viet Anh's legs, defeating Nguyen Filip. Photo: Thuy An
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Not stopping there, in the final seconds of injury time of the first half, Japan once again scored to take the lead. The goal was scored after a classy curling shot into the top corner by Keito Nakamura. The first 45 minutes of the match ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of the Blue Samurai. Photo: Thuy An
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In the final minutes of the match, Japan no longer pushed the attack tempo too high, but with smooth, flexible, high-quality coordination, they still made Nguyen Filip's goal shake many times. Photo: Thuy An
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And what had to happen happened, in the 85th minute, from a combination in the middle, Ayase Ueda received the ball, calmly handled the Vietnamese defender, then finished into the near corner, leaving Nguyen Filip helpless. Photo: Thuy An
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The final score of 4-2 in favor of Japan was also the final result of the match. Photo: Thuy An
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After the match, coach Troussier was satisfied with his players' performance. On January 19, the Vietnam team will enter the second match in Group D to meet the Indonesian team. Photo: Thuy An

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