Competitors progress at “rocket” speed
The Vietnamese team’s journey to win tickets to the 2024 Futsal World Cup stopped in the play-off round after losing 2-3 to Kyrgyzstan, in a match that took place at 4:00 p.m. on April 26.
Coach Diego Giustozzi’s students let their opponents take the lead twice, then both found an equalizer thanks to Nguyen Manh Dung. Notably, after playing power-play to equalize 2-2 in the 38th minute, the Vietnamese team did not set up the old lineup, but still played risky power-play.
The Vietnamese team (white shirt) lost again in the last seconds
Then, after a dangerous situation of losing the ball, the Kyrgyz striker shot straight from the middle of the field to score, sealing the 3-2 victory. With this result, Kyrgyzstan entered the decisive match with Afghanistan, aiming to compete for Asia’s final ticket to the 2024 Futsal World Cup.
After the match, coach Giustozzi expressed: “At this Asian futsal tournament, there are many teams that have emerged with equal strength, even better than the Vietnamese team. For us, to have a performance Like today, the whole team had to prepare for 2 years. However, other teams only needed 2 or 3 months of concentration to reach our level. That’s something very special We have to change our way of thinking to improve for the next tournament.”
The Argentine strategist also shared details about the match: “I don’t have much to comment on. In the first half, the Vietnamese team looked better than Kyrgyzstan, but could not return to the dressing room with better results.
In the second half, the two teams played evenly. However, the Vietnamese team had difficulty reaching the opponent’s goal. At the end of the match, we played power-play to find the equalizer. Even though they equalized 2-2, the player then made a mistake.”
The Vietnamese team has 2 consecutive matches conceding a goal in the last minute
Pham Duc Hoa wears a goalkeeper shirt when playing power-play
Explain the reason for choosing power-play when the match is about to end
Talking about the power-play strategy, even though the match was about to end and there was still a draw, Mr. Giustozzi said that the Vietnamese team believes that they can arrange good attack situations to score goals while in control. open the ball. But, that didn’t happen. Kyrgyzstan counterattacked and scored the winning goal.
“In the last minutes of the match, it was Kyrgyzstan who proactively played the power-play first. I can direct the students to proactively defend. But I think I can arrange a good attack and score.
In making that decision, I had to accept risks and make mistakes. With futsal, that is very normal and I regret not being able to win,” Mr. Giustozzi affirmed.
Mr. Giustozzi’s sadness
The Argentine strategist added: “The Vietnamese team came here to win tickets to the Futsal World Cup. That is the goal and challenge in each match. The whole team and I did our best. Hey, it’s difficult for me to share my feelings. After today, when I have time to think, I will find out what remains and what will happen next.”
Finally, Mr. Giustozzi thanked the fans for their companionship. “Thank you fans for your interest and following the Vietnamese team. I can only say that the whole team and I have tried our best. This is also the best force I can arrange right now! “.
