Losing to Iran, Vietnam meets Thailand again in the bronze medal match

Facing an opponent who has won the Asian championship 10 times, coach Bruno Garcia and his team were completely outclassed and suffered a heavy 1-13 defeat in the semi-finals on the evening of February 19.

Witness how Vietnam transformsJapanAs a former champion, Iran was extremely cautious. Coach Mohammad Nazemosharie spent a lot of time studying his opponents, while his players entered the match with a very serious attitude. Therefore, the element of surprise - a powerful weapon of small and light teams like Vietnam when facing big teams - did not have a chance to appear.

Phung Trong Luan was the only scorer of Vietnam in this match. Photo: Anh Tu.

Iran is the strongest team in Asian futsal and is ranked sixth in the world. They have won 10 out of 13 titles.prizeorganized. Most of the players are tall and possess superior technique compared to the general level in the region. It only took two minutes for Iran to materialize their dominance, with Javid's toe-poke opening the score. The gap from there quickly widened. In the 8th minute, Tavakoli scored two goals in a row, before Ahmadi and Tayebi put their names on the scoreboard. In the 17th minute, Vietnam scored the first goal, thanks to a close-range tap-in by Phung Trong Luan. But before the first half endedJavid thenTavakoli gave Iran a 7-1 lead. The outcome was decided.

Iran (white) has a superior level compared to Vietnam. Photo: Tu Tran.

In the second half, the game was still one-sided, although Iran no longer focused too much on attacking.Tavakoli, Vafael, Tayebi, Javid and then Keshavarz (two goals) scored in turn to score against Vietnam, giving the Middle Eastern team a huge victory. In the quarter-finals of the 2014 Asian futsal tournament, Vietnam was also defeated 4-15 by this opponent.

Losing the match, the Vietnamese futsal team could not fulfill their dream of reaching the final. Coach Bruno and his team will play the third-place match against Thailand on February 21. In the group stage, Vietnam lost 1-3 to their opponent, including two goals in the last minute of the match. Regardless of the result, this was a successful tournament for Coach Bruno and his team because they wongot a direct ticket to the Futsal World Cup taking place next September in Colombia.

According to VNE