‘The Vietnamese team will win against Kyrgyzstan, the door to the World Cup remains intact’

The Vietnamese team stopped in the quarterfinals of the Asian futsal tournament, after losing to Uzbekistan. Nguyen Thinh Phat opened the score for Vietnam in the 17th minute, but Uzbekistan then came back to win 2-1. In which Juraev’s winning goal was scored in the last minute.

Speaking after the match, Coach Giustozzi expressed his regret that the Vietnamese team did not achieve the desired results. He also emphasized that the tournament has not ended and Vietnamese futsal still has a chance to compete for tickets to the World Cup.

“I am satisfied with the performance of my students. The whole team defended well in 4-on-4 situations. The Vietnamese team controlled the game well, creating more advantages in the first half. If the players The player who does better in the opportunities created can make the difference in the score.

In the second half, Uzbekistan used a 5-man style of play to attack, but we still controlled the situation.”

Mr. Giustozzi further analyzed that the Vietnamese team is capable of defeating Kyrgyzstan in the upcoming play-off match if they maintain their form. The Kyrgyzstan team shocked Japan with a score of 3-2 in the group stage (at one point leading 3-0), but in the quarterfinals, the Central Asian representative lost to Iran 1-6, so they had to participate. play-off round to compete for tickets to the World Cup.

“I want the team to understand that we did well against Uzbekistan. We need to know that this is a team that regularly participates in the World Cup, is often present in matches that dispute the continent’s rankings. We tried our best.” try our best and complete the task well today. If the team continues to play like this, it will defeat Kyrgyzstan in the next play-off match,” the Argentine strategist emphasized.

Unable to win direct tickets to the 2024 Futsal World Cup after losing to Uzbekistan, but the opportunity for the Vietnamese team to appear on this playground for the third time in a row is still there.

“We lost to Uzbekistan but the tournament is not over yet. The Vietnamese team has 2 more matches left so the opportunity to compete for tickets to the 2024 Futsal World Cup is still there. The important thing now is to recover both physically and mentally. Opponents Kyrgyzstan kick off at 4 p.m. while we play at 9 p.m., so they have more time to rest than us,” coach Giustozzi said.