5 notable highlights of the Vietnam - Jordan match

1.Enter with confidence

Vietnam surprised Jordan in the first 10 minutes of the match. The confident and coherent handling of the ball by the midfield and the alertness of the defense made it very difficult for the West Asian team to approach Van Lam's goal.

During that time, the Vietnam national team also created opportunities that surprised the Jordanian defense. That was the penetration of Cong Phuong after Quang Hai's pass, as well as Van Hau's confident long-range shot...

2.Jordan rose and scored

Jordan’s push up after the first few minutes of probing had a clear effect. The West Asian team is especially strong in organizing attacks on both wings. In such a situation, Do Hung Dung fouled the opposing team’s striker near the penalty area on the left wing in the direction of Jordan’s attack. Rahman made no mistake with a near-perfect shot that left goalkeeper Van Lam completely unable to react.

Jordan took the lead after pushing up the pitch. Photo: AFF

3.Cong Phuong's goal and an explosive second half

Vietnam had to attack in the second half, and in the 51st minute, we equalized 1-1. Cong Phuong had a very clever move. He received a great pass from Trong Hoang from the wing and then tapped the ball into the net of veteran goalkeeper Amer Shafi.

Cong Phuong scored the equalizer early in the second half. Photo: AFF

The goal was like a dose of stimulant that helped the Vietnam team play more alertly and explosively. Quang Hai, Do Hung Dung, Tien Linh… all missed extremely regrettable opportunities.

Statistics for the entire match showed that Vietnam controlled the ball 58% of the time, while Jordan only had 42%. This figure was clearly shown in the second half when Vietnam players were forced to advance while Jordan did not dare to advance and only used ineffective long balls.

4.Courage in the penalty shootout

Jordan had two unsuccessful shots in the nerve-wracking penalty shootout that decided the winner. It seemed that the West Asian players could not control their emotions. Their shots were powerful but lacked accuracy. Seif hit the crossbar with his second shot, while Saleh could not fool Dang Van Lam with his third.

On the Vietnamese side, only Minh Vuong was the only one who missed the shot. The remaining players successfully completed the task with truly amazing courage.

5.Hero Dang Van Lam

The Maung Thong United goalkeeper had a calm day. Except for the situation where he was defeated by Rahman's classy free kick to open the score, Van Lam was always calm in his moves in this match. He and the Vietnamese national team's defense made the West Asian team's counter-attacks end in vain.

Van Lam was the hero in the 11m penalty shootout that opened the door to the quarter-finals for the Vietnam national team. Photo: AFF

And of course, we cannot forget the situation where Van Lam played the hero role in the 11m penalty shootout. Lam "Tay" dived precisely to block Saleh's shot to open the door to the quarterfinals for the Vietnamese team.

Quang Huy