Tien Linh scores a super goal, Vietnam defeats UAE, rises to the top of Group G

This is a very important match that directly affects the chance of advancing, so both teams have made careful preparations in terms of both strength and spirit. UAE, with their loss to Thailand, will be very determined to get 3 points at My Dinh Stadium if they do not want to stop right at the second qualifying round.

Without hiding their intentions, UAE pushed up their formation from the very first minutes of the match. Coach Park Hang-seo anticipated this, so his players retreated deep to actively defend, leaving the visitors' attackers with little space to coordinate.

UAE players react to the red card near the end of the first half. Photo: Trung Kien

After the first 10 minutes of playing defensively and probing the opponent, the Vietnamese team began to counterattack with the mobility of the players on the wings. However, similar to the opponent, the Vietnamese team's attack line still did not have the perfect connections to create dangerous situations threatening Khalid Eisa's goal.

Midway through the first half, Coach Park Hang-seo’s players began to increase their attacking tempo. Quang Hai and Trong Hoang’s consecutive attacks into the penalty area from both wings caused some confusion for the opposing team’s defense.

In the 38th minute, after a series of pressure situations, the UAE defense was no longer calm enough to prevent Tien Linh from escaping from Hung Dung's pass. Alhammadi was forced to foul striker number 22 when facing the goal and this player received a red card and had to leave the field. Quang Hai's free kick after that could not get the ball over the wall.

Tien Linh scores a beautiful long-range goal. Photo: Trung Kien

However, fans did not have to wait too long to enjoy the fun. With more players and more space, the Vietnamese team easily coordinated and had plenty of space to finish. From an open space in front of the opponent's goal, Tien Linh received the ball from his teammate and then fired a beautiful long-range shot past the opponent's goalkeeper to open the score in the 37th minute.

With a goal and an advantage, the remaining minutes of the first half saw Vietnam play slowly, controlling the ball despite the impatience of the opposing team. The two teams entered the halftime break with a temporary score of 1-0 in favor of the home team.

In the early part of the second half, both teams had reasons to increase the speed of the match. While Vietnam needed more goals to create a safe gap, UAE, despite being short of players, tried their best not to be completely overshadowed.

Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates had complete joy. Photo: Trung Kien

In the 48th minute, Doan Van Hau made a delicate pass with the outside of his foot for Tien Linh to run down and push the ball away, but the UAE defender was able to cover in time. Just 4 minutes later, the Vietnamese goal was shaken after a UAE player penetrated the penalty area and took advantage of Van Hau's position. Fortunately, a player in red was able to cover for Dang Van Lam in time.

Cong Phuong was brought in to replace Van Toan, who did not play effectively from the 58th minute. As soon as he entered the field, Cong Phuong immediately created a highlight with a dribble from the middle of the field to the opponent's 16m50 line, but the final pass of striker number 10 did not go as expected.

In the 60th minute, Doan Van Hau made a delicate cross from the left wing for Tien Linh to escape and finish close to the goal, but from a distance of less than 5m, the player who opened the score sent the ball over the UAE crossbar.

Tien Linh excited with the super product against UAE.

While attacking, the defense sometimes played loosely, allowing the UAE attackers to exploit Doan Van Hau's position once more in the 69th minute. Fortunately for the Vietnamese team, Van Lam dived precisely to catch the ball from the away team's player.

In the 74th minute, Cong Phuong had two consecutive skillful moves in the UAE players' encirclement, causing the defense of the team from West Asia to falter. However, there was still something more decisive for Cong Phuong to create a dangerous situation with his feet. It seems that the period of not playing regularly has caused the Nghe An striker's ball sense to fade.

During the match, Coach Park Hang-seo ordered his troops to retreat to defense when the away team decided to go all out to seek 1 point. Controlling the game, the Vietnam team played as they wanted and even created dangerous situations that could have widened the gap. Unfortunately, the physical strength and ball sense made the final finishing situations of the Vietnam team's strikers get what they wanted. The match ended with a victory with a minimal gap but extremely important for the Vietnam team.

In the match between Malaysia and Thailand in Group G held in Malaysia, the home team surprisingly won 2-1. This result multiplied the joy of the Vietnamese national team on the day of victory.

My Dinh Stadium was bright red in the victory of the yellow star warriors.

With 10 points after 4 matches, Coach Park Hang-seo's team officially took the top spot, Thailand ranked 2nd with 7 points and UAE and Malaysia both have 6 points, temporarily ranked 3rd and 4th.

STARTING LINEUP

Vietnam National Team: Van Lam, Que Ngoc Hai, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Van Hau, Hung Dung, Tuan Anh, Trong Hoang, Quang Hai, Tien Linh, Van Toan

UAE: Khalid Eisa, Jassim Yaqoob, Khalifa Mubarak, Ahmed Khalil, Omar Abdulrahman, Bandar Ahbabi, Abdalla Bekheet, Yousef Jaber, Mohamad Omar, Walid Abbas, Mahamed Saleh.

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