On the evening of November 19, at the Lao national stadium, the Vietnam team won 2-0 against the Lao team in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup. Nguyen Xuan Son and Pham Tuan Hai were the two players who scored for the Vietnam team.
Vietnam team wants to try a new diagram
In fact, the Vietnam team had a difficult match on the field of the Laos team, the Vietnamese players faced fierce resistance from the opponent's defense. It was not until the 68th minute that the "Golden Star Warriors" opened the deadlock when Xuan Son successfully took a penalty. Then, in the 90+3 minute, Pham Tuan Hai shone with the winning goal of 2-0.
Speaking after the match, coach Kim Sang-sik praised the defense of the Laos team.
He said: "The Lao players played well, but my players completed the goal of scoring and won. This is the last match of the year, I would like to thank the players and fans. I have analyzed the Laos team carefully, from training to competition. I try to improve and change to have a better performance in the future".
"I want to try a new formation, want to increase the ability to attack and rotate the ball faster. However, the team's performance was not as good as expected. Everything will need time to improve in the upcoming matches," coach Kim added.
Lao players have not met the expected coaching qualifications
On the other side of the front line, coach Ha Hyeok-jun expressed his disappointment when the home team lost despite having a good game. He said: "The players have tried very hard to follow the instructions, but they have not reached the level I expected. However, I thank them for their efforts."
"Vietnam and Laos football are different. Vietnam has many tournaments, while Laos only has one tournament with 10 teams. Their players are not specialized but work hard and fight hard. They won against Nepal, drew with Indonesia and Thailand. Laos is trying to shorten the gap with other teams. I hope that Vietnam will also support Laos' efforts," the Korean coach emphasized.
