Vietnam beat Laos in the opening match of VFF Cup 2022

Van Hau celebrates after scoring a great goal against the Laos team. Photo: Hai Hoang

Participate in AFF Cup 2022,Vietnam teamare in Group B with Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos. The opening match of the Golden Star team taking place in Vientiane is predicted to not be too difficult for coach Park Hang-seo and his team. Because in the past, Laos has never won against Vietnam. This has given our players the confidence to completely dominate their opponents.

According to statistics, Vietnam's ball control rate throughout the match was over 60%. This also means that the total number of opportunities created by Coach Park's students was much larger than that of the home team.

Phan Van Duc, despite having just recovered from Covid-19, played with great effort and played a key role in the quality attacks of the Vietnamese team. Photo: Hai Hoang

The attacking situations of the Vietnamese team were organized quite diversely. The ability to smoothly combine central and flank attacks of Coach Park's students was a notable highlight in this match. In particular, Phan Van Duc, despite having just recovered from Covid-19, played with great effort and played a key role in the quality attacks of the Vietnamese team.

With pressure from many directions, the Vietnamese team quickly took the lead when the match had only passed 15 minutes. From the attack on the left wing, Van Hau flipped the ball to Tien Linh to bravely head the ball to open the score for the Vietnamese team. However, a few minutes later, Coach Park's team was unfavorable when Quang Hai had to leave the field early due to an injury to his right thigh. Van Quyet was sent onto the field to replace the player who was playing for Paul. The presence of the Hanoi FC captain somewhat created peace of mind for the fans. The proof was that in the final minutes of the first half, the Vietnamese team played fiercely and created countless opportunities in front of Keo Souvannasangsgo's goal. In the 43rd minute, Hung Dung materialized dangerous situations with a goal to double the gap for the Vietnamese team. From the opponent's defender's indecisive clearance, the ball bounced right into Hung Dung's range of movement. The captain of the Vietnamese team calmly placed the ball in the far corner, the ball went low and hit the net of the Lao team.

Tien Linh opened the score for the Vietnamese team. Photo: Hai Hoang

Entering the second half, the initiative still belonged to the Vietnamese team. From Thanh Chung's header in the 55th minute of the match, he completely eliminated the Lao defense. Tan Tai was there at the right time to easily tap the ball into the net from close range, raising the score to 3-0 for Vietnam.

Not stopping there, 3 minutes later Van Hau scored a great goal to bring the score to 4-0 for the Vietnamese team. Midfielder Hoang Duc poured the ball into the penalty area and Doan Van Hau controlled the ball neatly before skillfully flicking the outside of his left foot, giving the Lao goalkeeper no chance to block.

Van Toan entered the field and played with great effort, leaving a strong impression on the audience. Photo: Hai Hoang

The more the Vietnamese team played, the more they proved their superiority by continuing to maintain the same attacking speed as before. And the Vietnamese audience continued to have the opportunity to celebrate the 5th goal when the match was moving towards the final minutes. Tuan Hai passed the ball on the edge of the penalty area, Van Toan dribbled the ball and then shot diagonally to increase the score to 5-0. In the extra minutes, Vietnam scored another goal to seal the 6-0 victory. Van Thanh ran down to receive a through ball from his teammate, then coolly defeated goalkeeper Keo Souvannasangsgo in a face-off, with a low shot.

The final result was that the Vietnamese team won a resounding 6-0 victory on the opening day of the AFF Cup 2022./.