Vietnam team lost the second match under coach Philippe Troussier
(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam team continued to suffer defeat against Uzbekistan, this is also the second loss of Vietnam team under coach Philippe Troussier.
On the evening of October 13, the Vietnamese team faced the Uzbekistan team in the FIFA Days tour in October. However, FIFA does not allow teams to play more than two official matches on each FIFA Days. This rule forced the Vietnamese team to play Uzbekistan at a training ground without spectators. The match result will not be counted for FIFA rankings.
After the loss to China, coach Philippe Troussier changed many positions in the starting lineup, players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Ho Van Cuong, Dang Van Lam, Trieu Viet Hung were not on the list of registered players. Meanwhile, the captain's armband was given to Bui Hoang Viet Anh.
The two teams entered the match with unfavorable weather conditions, heavy rain affected the ball control play. Quang Hai was chosen to start, but after a collision, midfielder number 19 had to leave the field after about 20 minutes of play, Nguyen Hoang Duc was brought in to replace Quang Hai.
The Vietnamese team controlled the ball more, however it was Uzbekistan who opened the score, in the 26th minute, Urunov broke into the penalty area, unleashed a tricky shot that defeated goalkeeper Dinh Trieu and helped Uzbekistan take the lead.
Falling behind, the Vietnamese players tried to find an equalizer but had difficulty getting close to goalkeeper Jusupov's goal. We did not create any truly notable opportunities in the first half.
In the second half, coach Troussier continued to make many substitutions. In goal, the young goalkeeper of Song Lam Nghe An Club - Nguyen Van Viet replaced Dinh Trieu. Besides, Duc Chien, Thanh Binh, Tuan Duong, Van Toan were also put on the field.
Coach Troussier's players pressed forward to attack in search of a goal, but before they could equalize, Vietnam conceded another goal in the 66th minute. From a corner kick, Alikulov jumped high to head the ball to double the gap for Uzbekistan.
After the second goal, coach Troussier continued to let Tien Linh come on as a substitute. However, the adjustments of the French strategist could not bring about a change in the score in the remaining time of the match.
In the end, the Vietnamese team lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan. This was the second consecutive loss of the Vietnamese teams under coach Philippe Troussier.
After this match, the Vietnamese team will move to Korea to play the second friendly match within the framework of FIFA Days in October, the match will take place on October 17 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium./.
