World Cup Qualifying Vietnam

Five Things Vietnam Can Learn From Their Goalless Draw With Thailand

By: , November 20, 2019 9:26 pm

Vietnam retained their place on top of Group G with a 0-0 draw with Thailand. However, this result prevented the side from pulling even further ahead in the group, meaning that the contest remains hung in the balance heading into 2020. Football Tribe Vietnam’s Tran Tien discusses the learning points from yesterday’s match:

Park Hang Seo Needs a Solution for the Attack

Coach Park Hang Seo needs to find a solution for the team's attack force if he wants to take Vietnam to further high note. The attacking-three of Vietnam in the match against Thailand did not cause a big problem for Thais defense and no target shot was made.

Group G Getting Interesting

The outcome of group G in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers will be hard to predict. After matchday 6, Vietnam at the top with 11 points, but they will rest during the next matchday. Malaysia at the second with 9 points, Thailand with points and UAE with 6 points. All four sides have a decent chance of making it to the next round.

Van Lam the Hero

With 7 saves, Van Lam was the hero for Vietnam team in the match against Thailand. If Van Lam was not in the fine form, the team would almost certainly have lost.

Referee in the Spotlight

Almost Vietnamese fans were angry with referee Ahmed Al-Kaf's decision in the match. The Omani referee made a controversial decision to first award a penalty for Thailand before disallowing a goal from Vietnam in the first half.

Que Ngoc Hai Deserves to be the Leader

In this match, almost the team struggled to play at their best. However, Ngoc Hai stood out as the man of the team in the match. He was not only solid in blocking the opponent - Ngoc Hai was also the man to boost his teammate's morale to fight until the end.