Vietnam’s national men’s football team was knocked out of the Southeast Asian Football Championship after the 2-2 second-leg draw at My Dinh Stadium on December 7.
Midfielder Pham Thanh Luong is chased by an Indonesian defender. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s national men’sfootball team was knocked out of the Southeast Asian Football Championshipafter the 2-2 second-leg draw at My Dinh Stadium on December 7.
Indonesia won 4-3 on aggregate aftertwo legs, booking their place in the finals of the regional footballchampionship.
In the December 7 match, Vietnam dominated the firsthalf and created some chances but failed to capitalise. Indonesia completelycommitted to the defensive playing from the out and waited for quick counterattacks.
The second half began with even more clear-cut chancesfor Vietnam but captain Le Cong Vinh missed them all. The match turned worsefor Vietnam as Indonesian midfielder Stefano Lilipaly took advantage of mistakesof Vietnamese goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh and defender Tran Dinh Dong to openthe score after 54 minutes.
The hosts’ misery was compoundedwhen keeper Mạnh received a straight red card in the 77th minute.
Defender Que Ngoc Hai donned thegloves as Vietnam had already used the maximum three substitutions.
However, a turning point came on the 83rd minute whenfrom a right corner, Pham Thanh Luong passed the ball to right-wing defender VuVan Thanh who buried the ball into the low corner, putting the match on equalterms.
The goal brought back hope for Vietnamese players onthe field and fans on the stand as well as TV viewers, helping Vietnam sustaintheir attacks until the last minutes that resulted in a goal in the stoppagetime.
Substitute Vu Minh Tuan tricked the ball pastIndonesian defenders to race clear into the box before driving his shot to thefar corner of the goal.
The goal brought the game intoextra-time, with the two teams deadlocked at 3-3 after two legs.
But the revived hope was short-lived when stand-in keeper Que Ngoc Hai fouledan Indonesian player in the penalty area.
☂ Manahati Lestusen made no mistakefrom the spot kick, equalising on the night at 2-2, and sending Indonesia tothe final with a 4-3 aggregate win.-VNA
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Midfielder Pham Thanh Luong is chased by an Indonesian defender. (Source: VNA) 
