Losing narrowly to Kyrgyzstan, the Vietnamese futsal team missed the World Cup

With the “vital” nature of the match, the Kyrgyzstan team proactively attacked. Right in the 6th minute, Kubanychov took an indirect free kick. The ball flew into the net but was not recognized because it was not legal. Just 3 minutes later, Kyrgyzstan organized a quick counterattack. Alimo scored from close range to open the score for the Kyrgyzstan futsal team. In the 13th minute, Shokhrukh Makhmadaminov made a mistake when he lost the ball at home, creating conditions for Vietnam to receive a corner kick. Also from here, Nguyen Manh Dung took advantage of the opportunity to shoot with his left foot extremely hard, equalizing 1-1 for Vietnam.

In the second half, the Vietnamese futsal team pressed the field and created opportunities, but it was cruel for coach Diego Giustozzi and his team when they were once again hit by Kyrgyzstan’s counterattack. In the 24th minute, from his teammate’s heel strike in the home half, Makhmadaminov dribbled the ball solo through the Vietnamese team’s defense and then scored a thunderous shot, subduing goalkeeper Ho Van Y to raise the score to 2-1 for the team. Kyrgyzstan futsal. Right after that, hope was rekindled for coach Diego Giustozzi and his team when Manh Dung scored a brace from close range, tying the score at 2-2.

In the 39th minute, Anh Duy failed to pass the ball, causing the Kyrgyz player to counterattack with a shot into the empty goal, increasing the score to 3-2. In the final moments of the match, Duc Hoa fell in the penalty area, but the referee did not give the Vietnamese futsal team a penalty after checking VAR. The match ended with a score of 3-2 in favor of the Kyrgyzstan futsal team.

With this loss, Vietnam’s door to participate in the Futsal World Cup has closed. In the previous play-off match, the Afghanistan futsal team won 5-3 against the Iraq futsal team.