Vietnam ranks fourth at AFF futsal champs

Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Indonesia 3-1 in the third-place playoff of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship in Indonesia on November 11.
Vietnam ranks fourth at AFF futsal champs ảnh 1Vietnam played Indonesia in the third-place playoff match in the AFF Futsal Championship in Indonesia on November 11. (Photo: zing.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Indonesia 3-1 in thethird-place playoff of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championshipin Indonesia on November 11.

Vietnam dominated the game early and led throughDang Anh Tai’s opening goal.

Hosts Indonesia fought back strongly and beforethe first half ended, Andri Kustiawan beat Vietnamese goalie Van Y to equalize thescore.

After the break, Indonesia immediately doubledthe score via Muhammad Subhan.

The Vietnamese side was on the back foot andsuffered another blow when Aditya Muhammad Rasyid pounced to make it 3-1 at the31st minute.

In the remaining time, Vietnam pushed forward toget back into the game, but to no avail.

Earlier, Vietnam lost to Malaysia 4-5 in the penalty shootoutafter a 2-2 draw in the two games of the semi-finals.

In the group qualifying round, the Vietnamese team crushed Brunei9-0 and beat Timor Leste 8-1 but lost 1-4 to Thailand.

Vietnam finished fourth in the same event heldlast year following a loss against Myanmar in the bronze medal match.-VNA

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