After losing to Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Asian Futsal Championship, the Vietnamese team confidently entered the Kyrgyzstan competition with the goal of competing for tickets to the 2024 Futsal World Cup. On the world futsal rankings, Vietnam is ahead of Kyrgyzstan. 5 steps.
Coach Diego Giustozzi’s team quickly caught up and kept a reasonable team distance in the early part of the match. But after two unfortunate mistakes, the Vietnamese futsal team was twice taken advantage of by opponents to score goals and take the lead.
A power-play effort in the middle of the second half helped Mr. Giustozzi and his team equalize 2-2 thanks to Manh Dung’s double goal. However, the unreasonable tactical arrangement caused the Vietnamese team to concede a goal in the final minutes of the match.
The final 2-3 defeat to Kyrgyzstan left the Vietnamese futsal team with no chance of competing for the 2024 Futsal World Cup after two consecutive seasons of appearing on the most prestigious playground on the planet.
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