Vietnam team disappoints despite winning against Nepal; Malaysia team mocked by Southeast Asian fans
Despite winning against Nepal, the Vietnamese team's performance has not shown the expected quality; Despite defeating Laos 3-0, the Malaysian team still received a lot of criticism from fans. These are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam team disappointed against the team that lost to Laos
Despite winning against Nepal, the Vietnamese team's playing style still hasn't shown the expected quality.
Despite the victory, Vietnam's performance against Nepal was truly disappointing. The opponent was much weaker, having lost to Vietnam 0-5 and 0-2 in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers. But this time they made coach Kim Sang Sik's team sweat at times before leaving the field with three full points.
Behind the 3-1 scoreline was a performance with many problems. The defense was sloppy, the midfield lacked ideas and the attack lacked sharpness. If they do not improve soon, facing a stronger team like Malaysia will continue to be a real challenge.
Malaysia team mocked by Southeast Asian fans
Despite defeating Laos 3-0, the Malaysian team still received a lot of criticism from fans after the third match of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers on October 9.
Three goals from Arif Aiman, Dion Cools and Faisal Halim helped Malaysia win away from home, thereby firmly holding the top spot in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers with 3 points more than Vietnam.
However, the performance of coach Peter Cklamovski and his team was considered unconvincing, as the Malaysian strikers wasted many good opportunities.
On the ASEAN Football forum, many Southeast Asian fans mocked the Malaysian team after the match. One account wrote: "Maybe Malaysia really misses naturalized strikers like Rodrigo Holgado and Joao Figueiredo." Another account commented: "With the loss of the naturalized squad, maybe Malaysia has found a worthy opponent."
Nguyen Vadim debuted, U23 Vietnam lost to U23 Qatar 0-1
Despite losing 0-1 to U23 Qatar, Vietnamese-American player Nguyen Vadim and U23 Vietnam still left many positive signals in spirit and playing style.
At 10pm on October 9, U23 Vietnam had a friendly match "first leg" with U23 Qatar, during the training session in UAE to prepare for SEA Games 33 and the 2026 AFC U23 Championship. This match is also an opportunity for the coaching staff to test and evaluate the team's strength in the context of having up to 8 key players participating in the national team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This is also an opportunity for players who rarely play to show off and gain international experience.
In the 75th minute, U23 Vietnam conceded a goal after a header from the opponent's corner kick. Despite their efforts to attack in the final minutes, including an unfortunate chance by Van Thuan in extra time, U23 Vietnam could not score an equalizer and accepted a 0-1 loss.
The rematch between U23 Vietnam and U23 Qatar will take place at 10:00 p.m. on October 13.
Crazy injury time in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers
On the evening of October 9, Hong Kong (China) beat Bangladesh 4-3 in the most thrilling score chase of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.
At Dhaka National Stadium, the home team Bangladesh opened the scoring early, fell behind by 2 goals, then exploded with an equalizer in extra time, before receiving a "fatal punch" from Hong Kong in the last second.
But the final minutes unfolded in a crazy scenario. Sheikh Morsalin capitalized on a mistake by the Hong Kong goalkeeper and reduced the score to 2-3, before Shamit Shome equalized in the 90+2 minute, sending the Dhaka crowd into a frenzy.
However, the joy was short-lived. Bangladesh's hopes of a point were dashed in the 90+6 minute when Merkies completed his hat-trick, sealing a 4-3 victory for Hong Kong.
The defeat left Bangladesh with only 1 point after 3 matches in Group C, almost out of the chance of advancing. Meanwhile, Hong Kong temporarily leads with 7 points, opening the door to the final round.
