On the evening of November 8, the Vietnamese futsal team won against the Australian team in the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship. This was a tough match for coach Diego Giustozzi and his team when he and his students were behind 2-0 after the first half. The relentless efforts in the second half helped the Vietnamese futsal team equalize 3-3 and bring the match into extra time.
In the 2 extra halves, the Vietnamese futsal team took advantage of better opportunities and won with a final score of 5-4.
Sharing after the dramatic match, coach Diego Giustozzi said that the Vietnamese futsal team changed the game when they started playing power-play. He said: "In the first half, we did not play well, the players were too tense. In the second half, we played better, applied power-play and everything went in our favor."
"I am very happy to see the young players playing today. Da Hai, Ngoc Anh, the U19 players did their job very well with calmness, determination and desire to win. I am very pleased that the team has quality additions from young faces," coach Diego Giustozzi added.
Regarding Pham Duc Hoa's absence in the semi-final, Mr. Diego Giustozzi said: "Duc Hoa is not only a player but also a person who encourages his teammates on the field. Without Duc Hoa, it is a great loss for us. This is a match where we have to fight and strive to win for Vietnam, for Vietnamese futsal and for Duc Hoa, and we did it."
The opponent of the Vietnamese futsal team in the final match is the winner of the remaining semi-final match between Thailand and Indonesia.
