Tien Long: ‘Coach Gong lets Vietnam attack in his own way’

“Coach Gong has a very clear strategy. He is determined to attack Korea in his own way. Whenever he has the ball, he will counterattack quickly,” Tien Long said after the match on Lokomotiv field. “After conceding a goal, we only know how to attack and attack, to find an equalizer. Coach Gong believes in the players, so we go into the field to try our best.”

Being underestimated, Vietnam entered cautiously. In the first half, the Korean team held the ball 74% and finished 11 shots, but only twice directed the goal of Quan Van Chuan.

After the break, Korea opened the scoring thanks to Young-wook’s shot in the penalty area. But Vietnam did not flinch. From the 78th minute, the team was outnumbered when Lee Jin-yong received a second yellow card for a foul on Nguyen Van Tung. Taking advantage of that advantage, Vietnam increased the pressure and equalized 1-1, thanks to Vu Tien Long’s goal in the 83rd minute. As a defender, but this player rose very high, present in the Korean penalty box. to catch Phan Tuan Tai’s cross from the left and then shoot his foot into the high corner to defeat the opponent’s goalkeeper

“At that time, the team was losing, so I went up to attack. When the ball reached my feet, I shot it right away, without waiting any longer,” Tien Long said. “I really exploded with that goal. This goal is extremely important for Vietnam.”

Scored, but Tien Long did not take credit for himself. According to him, the result of drawing the defending champion Korea is the overall success of the home team. “We will try together in the last match against Malaysia to win tickets to the quarter-finals,” said the defender wearing the number 6 shirt.

Vietnam has two points after drawing Thailand and Korea. The team will meet Malaysia in the final match of the group stage on June 8.

Lam Tho (from Tashkent)