Nguyen Filip only needed to save once in the whole match, and successfully 'burned his soul'.

"This is my first victory and I want to share it with everyone," Nguyen Filip posted a video on social media right after the match between Vietnam and Indonesia ended on the evening of December 15. This is the first time the Vietnamese team has won with Nguyen Filip in the squad.

Previously, since completing the naturalization procedure to become a Vietnamese citizen, Nguyen Filip played 8 consecutive matches for the national team without ever experiencing the feeling of victory. The goalkeeper born in 1992 played not badly but still had to pick the ball out of the net many times.

Nguyen Filip's save

On social media, Nguyen Filip has repeatedly shared his desire to have his first victory with the Vietnamese team. Before the match against Indonesia, he posted a video "burning his soul" following the instructions of his teammate Do Duy Manh. Finally, the goalkeeper who won the title of the best goalkeeper in the Czech Republic, playing in the Europa League, also broke the "curse" - as he called it, of the previous streak of draws and losses.

In the match against Indonesia, Nguyen Filip did not appear many times on television. The Vietnamese team completely dominated from start to finish with a ball possession rate of more than 70%. Indonesia did not have any touches in the home team's penalty area or a shot during the entire first half.

Nguyen Filip won for the first time with the Vietnamese team.

It wasn't until the second half that Nguyen Filip had a chance to show his talent, although not many. According to Sofascore, the Vietnamese goalkeeper only touched the ball 21 times in the entire match, but only one of those was a save.

In the only shot that the Indonesian player shot on target, Nguyen Filip did his job well. He rushed forward early, leaving the Indonesian striker with no choice but to shoot straight at the goalkeeper. Sofascore still gave Nguyen Filip a score of 7 for this save.

The save in the 65th minute was crucial to Vietnam’s victory. The score was still 0-0 at that time. The home team was at a standstill and it was only thanks to a moment of personal significance from Nguyen Quang Hai about 10 minutes later that Vietnam was able to win.

Xiao Ming

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/ca-tran-chi-can-cuu-thua-1-lan-nguyen-filip-dot-via-thanh-cong-ar913942.html