The Vietnamese team crossed the “mountain” of Kyrgyzstan to hunt for World Cup tickets

(PLO) – Having to overcome two “mountains”, Vietnamese Futsal will have a ticket to the World Cup, starting with the match against Kyrgyzstan at 4:00 p.m. on April 26.

The semi-finals of the Asian futsal tournament’s play-off round will take place in two consecutive afternoons on April 26: Iraq – Afghanistan (2 p.m., Hua Mark Arena), Vietnam (VN) – Kyrgyzstan (4 p.m., Hua Mark Arena). Bangkok Arena). The two winners of these two matches enter the play-off final to compete for Asia’s final ticket to the 2024 World Cup in Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan created a stir in the ongoing Asian tournament in Bangkok, Thailand by defeating defending champion Japan 3-2 in the opening match of Group C.

Confidence is rising among coach Lluis Molina and his team of Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, Vietnam coach Diego Raul Giustozzi had regrets after losing to Uzbekistan in the last 7 minutes of the match when leading 1-0 in the 17th minute (by Thinh Phat). If we can solve Uzbekistan, Giuztozzi and his team will have completed their mission gloriously.

Now, if we are lucky in the play off semi-final against Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam needs to overcome another “mountain peak”, encountering the winner of the Iraq-Afghanistan match. Commenting on the opponent, Vietnam coach Giustozzi said: “Kyrgyzstan is a very strong team so we need to prepare carefully to get good results.”

Kyrgyzstan unexpectedly defeated the defending champion, Japan, in their first match, but when they entered the quarterfinals, they lost miserably to the current Asian runner-up, Iran, 1-6. Coach Giustozzi of Vietnam acknowledged that in this match there is clearly a huge difference in class between Iran and Kyrgyzstan.

Before the semi-finals of this Play off round, coach Molina of Kyrgyzstan believes that his team is confident enough to overcome Vietnam and even get a ticket to the 2024 World Cup, which means they must beat their opponents in the final through the Iraq – Afghanistan match. .

Psychologically, Kyrgyzstan is definitely more comfortable because they have nothing to lose, even the fact that they reached the quarterfinals was a turning point in the history of their young futsal scene. Now, coach Molina and his team are experiencing heightened excitement.

Meanwhile, huge pressure is placed on the shoulders and legs of Coach Giustozzi’s students because Vietnam futsal’s hunt for a third consecutive World Cup ticket has been carefully prepared for the past two years.

From the group stage to the quarterfinals, Vietnam only scored one goal in each match, while Kyrgyzstan scored 11 goals and conceded 15 times.

Hopefully the innocence and openness of the opponent and Vietnam’s experience will help Vietnam have a victory to continue raising hopes of a World Cup ticket when entering the final.