Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U23 teamleft Doha Cup 2023 with an "empty hand" after a close loss to their Kyrgyz rivals onMarch 29 (Vietnam time).
The match began with Vietnam’s winning theball control. In the 15th minute, Le Van Do made a score attempt but he did not succeed.
In the next minutes, the two teams had aneven game with an average speed. Both sides missed all chances to score. The firsthaft ended without any goal.
In the second half, Kyrgyzstan put pressure on Vietnam, forcing goalkeeper QuanVan Chuan and defenders to work hard to keep the net clean.
The stalemate was maintained until the endof the last official minute, and the two teams had to enter apenalty shootout.
Kyrgyzstan showed better performanceand made all five successful shots, while Vietnam’s Quoc Viet was defeated by goalkeeperArtem in the final shot, resulting in Vietnam’s 4-5 loss to Kyrgyzstan.
Ending the tournament, coach Philippe Troussier and the Vietnamese team neitherwon a game nor scored any goal.
Speaking at a press conference after thematch, Troussier said he was not regretful, affirming that through the tournament, the Vietnamese players enriched their experience and sharpened their skills. The team have been on a righttrack to the future journey, firstly the 32nd Southeast Asian Games(SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, he said./.
The match began with Vietnam’s winning theball control. In the 15th minute, Le Van Do made a score attempt but he did not succeed.
In the next minutes, the two teams had aneven game with an average speed. Both sides missed all chances to score. The firsthaft ended without any goal.
In the second half, Kyrgyzstan put pressure on Vietnam, forcing goalkeeper QuanVan Chuan and defenders to work hard to keep the net clean.
The stalemate was maintained until the endof the last official minute, and the two teams had to enter apenalty shootout.
Kyrgyzstan showed better performanceand made all five successful shots, while Vietnam’s Quoc Viet was defeated by goalkeeperArtem in the final shot, resulting in Vietnam’s 4-5 loss to Kyrgyzstan.
Ending the tournament, coach Philippe Troussier and the Vietnamese team neitherwon a game nor scored any goal.
Speaking at a press conference after thematch, Troussier said he was not regretful, affirming that through the tournament, the Vietnamese players enriched their experience and sharpened their skills. The team have been on a righttrack to the future journey, firstly the 32nd Southeast Asian Games(SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, he said./.
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