Vietnam, Afghanistan draw at Asian Cup 2019 qualifier

Vietnam shared one point with Afghanistan at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019’s third qualifier after their hard-fought match ended in draw 1-1 on March 28.
Vietnam, Afghanistan draw at Asian Cup 2019 qualifier ảnh 1Vietnam (white) share one point with Afghanistan at the AFC Asian Cup 2019’s third qualifier on March 28 (Photo: Vietnam Footbal Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam shared one point with Afghanistan at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019’s third qualifierafter their hard-fought match ended in draw 1-1 on March 28.

Vietnam were pressed by their rivals in the first half of the match, however, theydid try to get through.

In the second half, Nguyen Van Toan opened the score for the team in the 64th minute.

However, Afghan player Hassan Amin managed to equalise withan unstoppable strike five minutes later.

Despite tremendous efforts made by both sides, neither was able to score anymore goals in the closing stages.

Vietnam were drawn in Group C for the qualification round with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Afghanistanand Cambodia.

In Group C, Jordan are the strongest team with aFIFA ranking of 107. They were the second-placed team in Group B in the secondqualification round.

Vietnam, a third-placed team in the secondqualifiers, are the second ranked team in Group C at No 136, while Afghanistanare No 151 and Cambodia at No 172.

Afghanistan are one of best fourth-placed teamsfrom the second qualifiers, while Cambodia are in because they won theQualifiers Play-off I for the tournament.

The two best teams from this group will join 12others, including defending champions Australia, China, Iraq, Iran, Japan and theRepublic of Korea, in the final round to be held from January 5 to February 1,2019.-VNA
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