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

Here are the highlights of the match.

1. Caution

SinceCoach Park Hang-seoas "captain", the Vietnamese team had a performance that "put the audience to sleep". Throughout the first half, both the Chinese team and the Vietnamese team played cautiously to probe the opponent. The ball mainly rolled in the midfield area, with a series of bad passes from the players of both teams.

For most of the match, the Chinese team (in red) only played a lurking style. Photo: SINA

It was not until the next half, especially after the Chinese team scored two consecutive goals against goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong, that the match became more exciting. The three goals by Ho Tan Tai, Nguyen Tien Linh and Wu Lei in the final minutes of the match could not help the match between the Chinese team and the Vietnamese team to be less dull.

2. Wrong defense

Few expected that the defense ofVietnam teamis so "fragile". All 3 goals conceded by goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong came from mistakes by the home team's defenders. The first goal conceded came from a positional error by central defender Bui Tien Dung and left-back Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, while the other 2 goals were mistakes in marking by central defender Nguyen Thanh Binh.

Center back Bui Tien Dung (in white shirt) was the one who made the mistake that led to the first goal conceded by the Vietnam team. Photo: SINA

Besides the above "culprits", there is also goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong. The weakness in the ability to judge situations and command the defense of the goalkeeper from Dong Thap also contributed to the disappointing result of the Vietnam team.

3. Striker Nguyen Tien Linh sets a record

With the equalizer 2-2, the striker currently playing for B.Binh Duong Club has officially become the player who scored the most goals for the Vietnam National Team in the World Cup qualifiers. Up to now, Nguyen Tien Linh has owned a total of 6 goals in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. The old record belonged to famous player Nguyen Hong Son, with 4 goals in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, which took place more than a decade ago.

Striker Nguyen Tien Linh (in white) has scored 6 goals in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. Photo: AFC

Nguyen Tien Linh and the Vietnamese team still have at least 7 more matches in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia. The opportunity for the striker born in 1997 to improve his scoring record is not small. Hopefully, Nguyen Tien Linh will continue to maintain his scoring ability to help the Vietnamese team achieve positive results in the remaining matches, first of all, the away match against the Oman team which will take place on October 12.