Vietnam draw 1-1 with Jordan in their friendship match in the UAE (Source: VFF) The match was held behind the closed doors without the attendance of the press and spectators.
In the 11th minute, Jordan opened the scoreboard. Conceding the goal early, Vietnam quickly switched to offence to find an equaliser.
In the 25th minute, Vietnam equalised as a Jordan playerscored an own goal.
The second half saw Vietnam's head coach Park Hang-seo subbing out the whole team and putin a new one to test different tactics and players, as the number ofsubstitutes allowed in this game is unlimited. Jordan got a penalty afterthat, but keeper Nguyen Van Toan saved it. The score remained 1-1 until theend of the match.
This friendly match is considered the final warm-up game forVietnam. They will play their World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia on June 7,Malaysia four days later and the UAE on June 15. All of them also have played somefriendly matches to prepare for the important upcoming games.
Vietnam are topping group G with 11 points. The team need seven points out of three games to secure a place in the finalround.
Unfortunately, Vietnam will play the matches without theirnumber one keeper Dang Van Lam who had contact with a COVID-19 case duringtraining at his club in Japan, Cerezo Osaka. To guarantee safety for the team,Park decided to exclude Lam from the official squad list./.
This friendly match is considered the final warm-up game forVietnam. They will play their World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia on June 7,Malaysia four days later and the UAE on June 15. All of them also have played somefriendly matches to prepare for the important upcoming games.
Vietnam are topping group G with 11 points. The team need seven points out of three games to secure a place in the finalround.
Unfortunately, Vietnam will play the matches without theirnumber one keeper Dang Van Lam who had contact with a COVID-19 case duringtraining at his club in Japan, Cerezo Osaka. To guarantee safety for the team,Park decided to exclude Lam from the official squad list./.
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