Vietnamese futsal is careful with Malaysia

Due to the 5-team format of the round-robin competition for ranking points, Vietnam futsal needs to secure a victory against the Malaysian opponent so as not to be distanced by Thailand. To do so, teachers and coaches Pham Minh Giang will have to put all their efforts into this 3-point goal.

Vietnamese futsal (left) is confident but will be careful when facing Malaysia Independence

However, the lessons of the past are putting Vietnamese futsal in a situation where they must be very careful. At the periods sea ​​Games and AFF Cup Recently, Vietnam is not easy to kick when it meets Malaysia. Like at the 2017 AFF Cup, Vietnam played at Phu Tho Stadium

(HCMC) lost to Malaysia 1-5 in the semi-finals, or the AFF Cup 2018 in Indonesia also lost a penalty kick after drawing 2-2. And at the nearest SEA Games

The two teams met in 2017, Vietnam was held by Malaysia 1-1, losing the silver medal to this opponent. The only time that Vietnam won this opponent was the AFF Cup 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City when they defeated the opponent with a score of 4-2.

Coach Pham Minh Giang affirmed: “The result of Malaysia’s loss cannot be taken as a measure because they will draw many lessons to play well against Vietnam. If we are not careful, the opportunity to compete for gold with Thai people will be very difficult.” The captain of the team emphasized that the Vietnamese futsal team will enter the game like the way it played against Indonesia. That means you need to have good concentration and don’t leave a lot of space for your opponent to counter-attack. If you can do that, hopefully Vietnam futsal will have the first victory. Earlier at 13 o’clock, recruit Myanmar futsal will meet Indonesia.