Vietnamese striker Pham Tuan Hai (red) and Indonesian defender Asnawi Mangkualam (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)ཧ – Vietnam’s national men’s football team lost0-1 in their second match against Indonesia in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D.
Both Southeast Asian teams started the tournament with a lossagainst greater oppositions: while Indonesia lost 1-3 against Iraq, Vietnamsuffered a 2-4 defeat at the hands of Japan, despite at times leading againstthe four-time Asian Cup winners. In the 40th minute, Thanh Binh pulled Struick's shirt inside thepenalty area, giving Indonesia a penalty. Asnawi Mangkualam convertedthe kick and made it 1-0 to Indonesia right before the break. In the second half, the men in red created a flurry of chances butwere unable to find their way to Indonesia’s goal. Vietnam suffered more difficulties, as Thanh Long received asecond yellow card and was sent off after a challenge in the final minutes.They could not change the score, and had to accept defeat, which meant Vietnamis eliminated from the Asian Cup. The team will have their last match against Iraq on January 24. Iraq beat Japan 2-1 in the earlier fixture and has securedqualification to the Round of 16./.
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Vietnamese striker Pham Tuan Hai (red) and Indonesian defender Asnawi Mangkualam (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
