Defeating Brazil, Vietnam futsal team won 3rd place
On the afternoon of November 22, at Phu Tho Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, the final match of the 2013 Ho Chi Minh City International Futsal Tournament took place.
The spectators were rewarded with an unbelievable result when host Vietnam defeated Brazil with a score of 3-2.
Facing the Brazilian players, the world champions, the Vietnamese futsal players played very enthusiastically.
It was the Vietnamese players who had the first chance and unexpectedly opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Phung Trong Luan decisively shot the ball into the top corner to score the first goal for the Vietnamese team. However, just 2 minutes later, captain Rodrigo Araujo decisively fired a low shot to level the score at 1-1.
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During the remaining time of the first half, Brazil created many opportunities but could not score any more goals.
In the beginning of the second half, Brazil was still the dominant team. In the 25th minute, they took the lead 2-1. However, the Vietnamese players played calmly and in the 29th minute, Tran Van Vu made a bold breakthrough and then kicked the ball to equalize the score 2-1 for Vietnam.
Not stopping there, in the 36th minute, Pham Thanh Dat skillfully finished to raise the score to 3-2 for the Vietnamese team.
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During the remaining time, the Brazilian team sometimes used 5 players on the field (power player tactic) but they were not successful.
Winning a spectacular 3-2 victory, the Vietnamese team finished third overall. Meanwhile, Brazil, despite losing the match, still won the 2013 Ho Chi Minh City International Futsal Championship.
With the "unbelievable" victory over Brazil, the Vietnamese futsal team received a bonus of 400 million VND from the Vietnam Football Federation and Eximbank./.
According to VOV
