Vietnam team lost to Kyrgyzstan before Asian Cup 2023
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese team lost 1-2 to Kyrgyzstan in a friendly match before the 2023 Asian Cup.
At 8:00 p.m. (Vietnam time) last night (January 9), the Vietnam National Team played a friendly match with the Kyrgyzstan National Team. Due to the nature of the match serving the testing and professional evaluation of both teams, the match was held in an empty stadium and without media activities. This is also the AFC's regulation for teams when organizing friendly matches before the 2023 Asian Cup finals in Qatar.
In this match, Tien Anh was the scorer for the Vietnam team and coach Philippe Troussier's team lost 1-2 to Kyrgyzstan. Specifically, in the 31st minute of the match, striker Joel Kojo opened the score for the match. But in the 63rd minute, the Vietnam team equalized thanks to Truong Tien Anh. In the 75th minute, defender Ayzar Akmatov sealed the score 2-1 for Kyrgyzstan with a goal in the 75th minute.
Thus, the Vietnam National Team has completed the friendly matches to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup. Coach Troussier and his team will have 5 days left to prepare in training sessions before facing the Japanese National Team in the opening match of the 2023 Asian Cup.
This match will take place at 6:30 p.m. on January 14 at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar, one of the stadiums that hosted the matches in the 2022 World Cup finals./.
