Coach Diego Giustozzi failed to bring Vietnamese futsal to the World Cup – Photo: AFC
On the afternoon of April 26 at the Bangkok Arena, the Vietnamese futsal team played against Kyrgyzstan in the knockout format of the second play-off round. Mr. Diego Giustozzi and his team were behind 3 times and ended their journey in the U23 Asian Finals. Asia 2024, and at the same time lost the opportunity to participate in the Fusal World Cup for the third time in a row.
Responding to the press conference after the match, coach Giustozzi said: “We entered the game very determined and wanted to bring something exciting back to the dressing room. The Vietnam futsal team did not want to delay the goal of winning, so they played “power play”. We made a mistake and the opponent took advantage and scored 3-2″.
“The challenge of winning tickets to the Futsal World Cup is very big. We have done positive things and there are unfinished things. If we were a little calmer, maybe everything would be good. This defeat brings difficult emotions to express.” left,” the Argentine military leader said.
The Vietnamese futsal team was continuously ahead by Kyrgyzstan. Manh Dung equalized 1-1 before the first half ended. It was Manh Dung who equalized 2-2 after a “power play” attack in the final minutes of the match.
Vietnam futsal team pays the price after “power play” – Photo: AFC
Knowing that the opponent was weak against “power play”, the Vietnamese futsal team continued to play 5 vs 4 to resolve the match. However, Chau Doan Phat’s shot hit Anh Duy’s leg and bounced back. The Kyrgyz player took the ball and kicked it into an empty goal to set the score 3-2.
Talking about the decision to go all-in, coach Giustozzi confided: “When they pushed the goalkeeper high, I wanted the players to defend tightly to wait for a chance to score. We also played power play but couldn’t put the ball into the net. then they score. Futsal football is like that, we accept that.”
Mr. Giustozzi felt regretful when he did not meet the expectations of Vietnamese fans. “We played 100% of our ability. In Thailand, but the whole team felt the love of the fans for the team. We were not able to bring back victory,” he said.
Commenting on the process, the head coach of the Vietnam futsal team said: “We must improve because other teams are also improving very quickly.”
With this result, Kyrgyzstan will meet the Afghan futsal team in the final of the play-off round. The winning team will win the final ticket to the 2024 Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
