Vietnam team lost heavily to Indonesia at My Dinh
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese team suffered a humiliating and weak defeat against Indonesia in the second leg of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
On the evening of March 26, the Vietnamese team hosted the Indonesian team in the second leg of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at My Dinh Stadium.
With home advantage, the Vietnamese team started the match a bit cautiously, while Indonesia was quite comfortable due to their mental advantage and the addition of two naturalized players currently playing in the Netherlands. With a midfield that was slightly better than the home team, Indonesia played quite comfortably.
In the 9th minute, Indonesia opened the scoring, Idzes headed the ball from a corner kick into the net of goalkeeper Nguyen Filip. The Vietnamese defense made a mistake in defending against the corner kick, no one followed Idzes so the away team's center back easily headed the ball into the net.
The early goal put the Vietnamese players under psychological pressure. In the 23rd minute, Oratmangoen broke through from the left into the penalty area and scored from a narrow angle to raise the score to 2-0. The goal showed the class of the new player joining the Indonesian team, but it was clear that the Vietnamese team's defense system played indecisively in this goal.
After conceding two goals, coach Troussier decided to take off Van Thanh and bring Dinh Bac onto the field to increase the attack. The Vietnamese team rose up in the remaining minutes of the first half, but could not create an overwhelming game against their opponents. Several opportunities were created by the Vietnamese players but none were successful.
Entering the second half, coach Troussier continued to make substitutions and like recent matches, unfortunately the French strategist's personnel adjustments made the Vietnamese team fall into a deadlock. In just the first half of the second half, coach Troussier used up all 4 substitutions.
Completely deadlocked in attack, the Vietnamese team could not score an honorary goal, but instead conceded a third goal in the 8th minute of injury time. Substitute striker Santana seized the opportunity to score after the ball hit the post and bounced out, sealing a 3-0 victory for Indonesia.
After this defeat, the Vietnamese team has almost no chance of entering the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup./.
