The three goals of the Russian team were scored by Ivan Chishkala (double) and Robinho. The Vietnam futsal team scored 2 goals thanks to Nguyen Dac Huy and Pham Duc Hoa. The Russian team will meet the winner of the Argentina - Paraguay match in the quarter-finals, while the Vietnamese team has been officially eliminated.
The Russian futsal team - the reigning World Cup runner-up - beat the Vietnamese team with a close score of 3-2 was a surprising result. 5 years ago, Russia beat Vietnam 7-0 at this stage. Compared to 5 years ago, the Russian national team's lineup has not changed much, even stronger.
"The match turned out to be a bit strange. The advantage of the Russian team is very certain, but the end of the match was very exciting. Anyway, the most important thing is still the result," Russia's Gazeta commented in a live report on the match.
Russia has scored 17 goals in three group stage matches. However, their strength was not fully demonstrated in the match against the Vietnam team. Under the direction of assistant Tuan Anh - who replaced coach Pham Minh Giang for health reasons, the Vietnamese team played very solidly. The players competed focused and tightly, especially goalkeeper Ho Van Y continued to play very well, with a series of miraculous saves.
The Russian team led Vietnam 3-1 with about 10 minutes left in the match. After that, the Vietnam futsal team decided to play power-play. During the competition with 5 players on the field, the Vietnamese team did not actually create many clear opportunities. Pham Duc Hoa's goal to reduce the score to 2-3 came from a mistake by Milovanov. Gazeta stressed: " Milovanov lost the ball Foully", making the final two minutes very thrilling.
Sharing the same view, Russia's Sport newspaper said that the match ended in a very dramatic way, with little-expected developments. They commented: "In terms of the game, Russia was much superior to their opponents, had more chances and had more shots on target, but the deployment of the ball and playing style were somewhat down. The opponent really had two dangerous shots and they scored two goals. That is the effective type of the Vietnam team. In the quarter-finals, the opponent will make it more difficult for the Russian team".
