Full time. The Vietnamese futsal team won 2-0 against Malaysia. Thus, coach Diego Raul Giustozzi and his team have 6 points after the first 2 matches of the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship.
In the third match of the group stage, the Vietnamese futsal team will face the Brunei futsal team at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow (November 5).
Minute 37: Malaysia is playing very urgently but has not been able to penetrate Vietnam's defense.
Minute 34: Goal!!! Thinh Phat raised the score to 2-0 for the Vietnamese futsal team. He had a decisive shot from outside the penalty area that blew the roof off the Malaysian opponent's net.
Minute 30: Missed!!! Thinh Phat's shot was very strong but the Malaysian goalkeeper dived to make a reasonable save.
Minute 27: Goal!!! Vietnam futsal team opens the score. Tu Minh Quang successfully executes the penalty kick, helping the red team gain the advantage. Before that, there was a situation where Malaysia's player number 12 let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area.
Minute 26: What a pity!!! From a corner kick by Tu Minh Quang, Thinh Phat headed the ball in an open position, making the Malaysian net explode. After the Malaysian players reacted strongly, the referee discussed and did not recognize this goal and ordered the corner kick to be retaken.
Minute 23: Duc Hoa just finished from the right wing but there was no goal for the Vietnamese futsal team.
Minute 21: Second half begins.
The first half ends. The futsal team of Vietnam and Malaysia is temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
Minute 19: Duc Hoa's mistake almost caused Vietnam to concede a goal. Fortunately, Malaysia's shot missed the target.
Minute 17: Chau Doan Phat just had a smart read but Nhan Gia Hung's coordination was not good.
Minute 14: Danger!!! Malaysia's Syahir just swung his leg to shoot from a distance, the ball licked over the crossbar and went out.
Minute 12: Minh Quang once again kicked the ball into the sky after a corner kick from his teammate. This was a rare dangerous opportunity for the Vietnamese futsal team in the past few minutes.
Minute 11: Malaysian player received a yellow card after fouling Duc Hoa, when Vietnam team was counterattacking quickly and dangerously.
Minute 7: No!!! The Vietnamese futsal team fired two consecutive shots but failed. Then, Minh Quang's follow-up shot unfortunately sent the ball over the bar.
Minute 6: Goalkeeper Van Tu has made 3 saves for the Vietnamese futsal team since the beginning of the match. The latest was the situation of blocking Danial's powerful shot.
Minute 4: Missed!!! Thinh Phat had the first shot but the Malaysian goalkeeper played excellently in this situation, coming out to make an accurate save.
15:30: The match begins.
Pre-match information
According to the schedule, the Vietnamese futsal team will face the Malaysian futsal team in the second match of the group stage of the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship.
Previously, in the opening match, the Vietnamese futsal team defeated Timor-Leste with a score of 4-1 thanks to goals from Gia Hung, Manh Dung and a double from Thinh Phat.
In this match, the Vietnamese futsal team aims to win against their competitor Malaysia.
According to the history of confrontation, the Vietnamese futsal team and the Malaysian futsal team have met 15 times. Of which, Vietnam won 5 matches, lost 8 matches and drew 2 matches against their opponents.
Last April, to prepare for the 2024 Asian Futsal Championship, the Malaysian futsal team went to Ho Chi Minh City for training and played two friendly matches with Vietnam. As a result, the Vietnamese futsal team won 3-0 and lost 1-3.
At the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship, Malaysia is a direct competitor to coach Diego Raul Giustozzi and his team. Winning against this opponent is very important to open the door for Vietnam to continue in Group A.
