Nguyen Quang Hai celebrated the first goal for Vietnam (Source: AFC) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam defeated Yemen 2-0 in the last match ofGroup D in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2019, which was held at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in theUnited Arab Emirates (UEA) on January 16 (local time).
The two goals were scored by Nguyen Quang Hai and QueNgoc Hai. With this win, Vietnam had three points after three matches in GroupD and are hoping for a berth in the knockout stage of the tournament.
Vietnam played with their familiar 3-4-3 formation and held more possession, up to 64 percent of the timein the first half.
In the 13th minute, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong took a corner but it was saved by a Yemeni defender.
Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam could not catch the ballfrom a free kick in the 17th minute. Itwas lucky for Vietnam as there was no Yemeni player there toget a tap in.
In the 25th minute, Yemeni midfielder EmadMansoor was injured andsubbed out. Two minutes later, Yemen defender Ala Addin Mahdireceived a yellow card for a foul.
Vietnam’s Phan Van Duc tried his luck with a shot from the left wing in the 31st minute but the Yemeni goalkeeper saved it.
In the 37th minute, Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong was fouled. Yemeni midfielder AlRadaei received a yellow card and a freekick was given toVietnam.
And midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai scored a beautiful goal for Vietnam froman over-20m free kick in the 39th minute.
The first half ended after two additional minutes with Vietnam leading 1-0.
Just five minutes from the start of the second half, Vietnamese goalkeeper DangVan Lam once againshowed off his talent when he saved a header from acorner of Yemen.
In the 53rd minute, Vietnam had their firstsubstitution when Nguyen TienLinh replaced Luong XuanTruong.
In the 63rd minute, Phan Van Duc was fouled by Al Gumae in the box and Vietnam was awarded a penalty while the Yemeni defender got a yellow card.
The two goals were scored by Nguyen Quang Hai and QueNgoc Hai. With this win, Vietnam had three points after three matches in GroupD and are hoping for a berth in the knockout stage of the tournament.
Vietnam played with their familiar 3-4-3 formation and held more possession, up to 64 percent of the timein the first half.
In the 13th minute, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong took a corner but it was saved by a Yemeni defender.
Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam could not catch the ballfrom a free kick in the 17th minute. Itwas lucky for Vietnam as there was no Yemeni player there toget a tap in.
In the 25th minute, Yemeni midfielder EmadMansoor was injured andsubbed out. Two minutes later, Yemen defender Ala Addin Mahdireceived a yellow card for a foul.
Vietnam’s Phan Van Duc tried his luck with a shot from the left wing in the 31st minute but the Yemeni goalkeeper saved it.
In the 37th minute, Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong was fouled. Yemeni midfielder AlRadaei received a yellow card and a freekick was given toVietnam.
And midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai scored a beautiful goal for Vietnam froman over-20m free kick in the 39th minute.
The first half ended after two additional minutes with Vietnam leading 1-0.
Just five minutes from the start of the second half, Vietnamese goalkeeper DangVan Lam once againshowed off his talent when he saved a header from acorner of Yemen.
In the 53rd minute, Vietnam had their firstsubstitution when Nguyen TienLinh replaced Luong XuanTruong.
In the 63rd minute, Phan Van Duc was fouled by Al Gumae in the box and Vietnam was awarded a penalty while the Yemeni defender got a yellow card.
Que Ngoc Hai scored the second goal for Vietnam (Source: AFC) The Vietnamese team’s captain Que Ngoc Hai calmly took the penalty and scored the second goalfor Vietnam in the 65th minute.
Phan Van Duc, who brought the penalty to Vietnam, was replaced by forward Nguyen Van Toan in the 71st minute.
In the 75th minute, another Yemeni player was injured and he was subbed out.
Vietnamesestriker Nguyen Cong Phuong received a yellow card for reacting with the referee in the77th minute.
Fourminutes later, Nguyen Cong Phuong was subbed out for Tran Minh Vuong. This wasthe last substitution forVietnam.
In the 84th minute, TranMinh Vuong took a free kick butthe ball went straight intothe hands of the Yemeni goalkeeper.
Two minute later, Yemeni forward Al Sasi took a volley inside the box but the ball was blocked by a Vietnam defender.
The game ended 2-0 for Vietnam after three additionalminutes. With this win, Vietnam need to wait for the results of other groups’ matches to know if they can advance to the nextround.-VNA
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