Vietnam Olympic team beat Mongolia in the opening match at ASIAD 19
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 19, the Vietnam Olympic team won 4-2 against the Mongolian Olympic team, this was a favorable start for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team at the 19th ASIAD.
Facing a weaker opponent, the Vietnamese Olympic team entered the opening match of the 19th ASIAD quite calmly. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan "kept" two overage players, Do Sy Huy and Nham Manh Dung, on the bench. Goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan was chosen to start in goal and wear the captain's armband.
The Vietnamese Olympic players confidently controlled the ball and were ready to make a breakaway. Right from the first attack, the goal came for the players in white. From a cross-line pass, taking advantage of a failed clearance by the Mongolian midfielder, Quoc Viet rushed up and put the ball through the opponent's goalkeeper's legs to score the opening goal.
Scoring early, Olympic Vietnam had the comfort to continue to hold the initiative, the ball almost rolled on the Mongolian side of the field. Although not continuously approaching the opponent's goal, Olympic Vietnam still found a way to score more goals.
The joy continued to come to the Golden Star Warriors in the 31st minute. The scorer this time was still striker Nguyen Quoc Viet. The player of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club fired a dangerous long-range shot to raise the score to 2-0.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's players continued to dominate the game and create many opportunities. Before the break, Khuat Van Khang accelerated on the left wing and finished from a narrow angle, raising the score to 3-0 for Vietnam Olympic. After scoring, coach Hoang Anh Tuan decided to make a substitution by sending Minh Trong onto the field to replace Van Khang.
In the second half, when the Vietnamese Olympic players were losing focus, the Mongolian Olympic team suddenly attacked. In the 46th minute, the Mongolian players stole the ball and created a quick attack. Uuganbat scored, narrowing the score to 1-3. With this goal, the Mongolian players rekindled their hope of scoring points. They played more freely and caused many difficulties for the Vietnamese Olympic team.
However, thanks to the substitutions, Olympic Vietnam gradually pushed back the opponent, taking the initiative. In the 65th minute, Nguyen Hoang finished from the center of the penalty area to increase the score to 4-1. In this situation, Nguyen Hoang received the ball from Minh Trong's "set-up" pass and easily finished to widen the gap.
After scoring 4 goals, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students were in good spirits and created many opportunities, but unfortunately the strikers could not take advantage.
In the extra minutes, the blue team surprisingly scored a second goal after goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan failed to catch the ball. However, that was not enough for Mongolia to get 1 point against Olympic Vietnam.
In the end, the Vietnamese Olympic team defeated Mongolia with a score of 4-2 in the opening match of the 19th ASIAD. This victory gave Quoc Viet and his teammates a mental support before entering the 2 matches against strong opponents Iran and Saudi Arabia.
In the next match, U23 Vietnam will compete with U23 Iran at 6:30 p.m. on September 21./.
