Vietnam lost to Oman right at My Dinh Stadium

The Vietnamese players played with great effort in this match. Photo: Hai Hoang

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic and the storm of injuries,Vietnam team8 key players will be absent from this match. The most regrettable absence is midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc, who just won the Vietnam Golden Ball.

In the starting lineup in this match there were only Nguyen Manh andQue Ngoc Haiare 2 players from Nghe An. But in this match when we have to face the strong team of Oman, the contribution of both of these players is very important for the final result of the match.

Vietnam has a great advantage in terms of spirit. Photo: Hai Hoang

Vietnam has a great advantage in spirit when they just won against the neighboring team China. And especially the Golden Star Warriors play at home with the cheers of thousands of fans. The enthusiastic atmosphere in the stands has created high excitement for the Vietnamese players when the starting whistle is blown.

Quang Hai plays quite proactively. Photo: Hai Hoang

The players in red shirts were the ones who took the initiative in the first minutes of the match. If Tien Linh had been more alert, he could have brought the opportunity back to Vietnam. That was the situation when Quang Hai passed to Tien Linh, but the striker decided to shoot rather hastily, instead of coordinating with his teammates.

Vietnamese fans dyed My Dinh Stadium red during the match against Oman. Photo: Hai Hoang

However, Oman showed that they were a team with superior class, when after that time they controlled the ball better than the home team. Unlike previous predictions, Oman did not use many high balls, but they surprised with a slow and fast small-sided play. This somewhat caused difficulties for the Vietnamese defense.

To counter the opponent's technical style of play, coach Park Hang-seo instructed his players to actively play close, not giving the opponent any space.

In this match, Vietnam also chose a defensive counter-attacking tactic. This is a familiar tactic of our team under the Korean strategist. Applying this style of play, the Vietnam team also created a few dangerous opportunities against the Oman goal.

One of the most dangerous situations Vietnam created after more than 1/3 of the match was Tien Linh's missed header. The person who sparked those opportunities was midfielder Quang Hai.

The player wearing number 19 crossed the ball from the left wing. Tien Linh jumped but could not head the ball. The Omani defender cleared the ball for a corner kick. And in the next corner kick, defender Viet Anh had a chance but still could not finish as expected.

The two teams played quite closely. Photo: Hai Hoang

Overall, in the first half, the two teams played quite closely, often with fierce pressure. Therefore, there were not many opportunities created by both teams.

Vietnam was the team with the first chance. Photo: Hai Hoang

Entering the second half, Vietnam was the team with the first chance. Tan Tai passed the ball with one touch from the right wing and the ball flew across Ibrahim's goal. However, Cong Phuong could not touch the ball, causing the opportunity to pass rather regrettably.

In this half, Vietnam played more clearly, with quite diverse and coherent attacks from both wings. Mr. Park's team created many opportunities to score. One of the controversial situations was when Que Ngoc Hai's shot flew into the hands of an Oman defender. But after the referee consulted VAR, he did not award Vietnam a penalty kick.

While Vietnam was in high spirits, Oman surprisingly opened the score in the 65th minute of the match. The goal was scored from a corner kick, striker Al Hajri jumped high and headed the ball strongly, sending it close to the inside of the post, leaving Nguyen Manh helpless. The goal was largely due to defender Tan Tai not keeping close to the opposing striker, allowing this player to be quite comfortable in the penalty area.

Vietnam put pressure on the visitors' field. Photo: Hai Hoang

After conceding the first goal, Vietnam tried to put pressure on the visitors' field. Two consecutive opportunities came from set-pieces from the edge of the penalty area. However, both Cong Phuong and Quang Hai could not equalize the score of the match. Immediately after that, the most obvious scoring opportunity from the beginning of the match for the home team was unfortunately missed by Tuan Hai. It was a very fast and strong acceleration and finish by this striker, but unfortunately the shot went too high over Ibrahim's goal.

Despite playing with great effort in the remaining minutes, Vietnam still could not find an equalizer and had to accept defeat with a score of 0-1 right at home against Oman.

On March 29, Vietnam will compete with the Japanese team.

Vietnam:Nguyen Manh, Thanh Chung, Ngoc Hai, Viet Anh, Van Thanh, Tan Tai, Tuan Anh, Quang Hai, Hung Dung, Tuan Hai, Tien Linh.

Oman:Ibrahim, Al-Kaabi, Arshad, Juma, Al-Khamisi, Al-Hajri, Zahir, Abdullah, Amjad, Salaah, Harib.