What do you see from the loss of the Vietnam Team to the Australian Team?

1. The class of the Australian team

Rhyan Grant's goal. Photo: Hai Hoang

Despite only scoring 1 goal, the team nicknamed "Socceroos" created a somewhat dominant game, especially in the first half. According to statistics, in 90 minutes at My Dinh Stadium, Australian players held the ball for nearly 70% of the time and had a total of 6 shots, 1 of which was converted into a goal (minute 43). Overall, the victory of the Australian team was completely reasonable.

2. Coach Park's reasonable strategy

Coach Park Hang-seo is very skillful. Photo: VFF

Realizing that the Australian team is an extremely dangerous opponent,Coach Park Hang-seoapplied a tight defense - quick counterattack tactic. Thanks to that, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates not only limited the opponent's attacks to the maximum, but also occasionally created dangerous attacks. If they had been more precise and luckier, the Vietnam team would have scored goals after shots by Nguyen Quang Hai or Ha Duc Chinh.

3. The referee's mistake

In the 27th minute, from Nguyen Phong Hong Duy's shot, the ball hit the hand of a defender on the opposing team. The VAR team immediately announced and the main referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim immediately went out to the pitch to monitor the screen. Unfortunately, the Qatari referee in black did not award the Vietnamese team a penalty kick. It is worth mentioning that not long after this situation, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam had to go into the net to pick up the ball.

Referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim. Photo: Hai Hoang

However, the Vietnamese team still has 8 more matches in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, the opportunity for coach Park Hang-seo and his team to win and score points is not small. With an impressive performance against the Australian team and further against the Saudi Arabia team, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates will have more confidence in the competitions with powerful opponents./