Vietnam vs Indonesia Final: Determining the new 'king' of Southeast Asian futsal

Vietnam has a chance to win the Southeast Asian futsal championship for the first time. Indonesia is waiting for its second regional championship. The final match between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at 6pm today, November 10.

The Vietnamese team won all five matches on the way to the final. The rejuvenated squad under coach Diego Giustozzi brought fans many emotions in the last two matches - defeating Thailand and Australia.

Both the strengths and weaknesses of the Vietnamese team were clearly shown in these two matches. Some positions still had problems and psychological problems in the early stages of the match. In the victory over Australia, Nhan Gia Hung and his teammates also encountered many difficulties when facing a physically superior opponent.

The Vietnamese futsal team (red shirts) has a chance to win the Southeast Asian championship for the first time.

However, in difficult times, the Vietnamese team showed perseverance and impressive fighting spirit. Coach Giustozzi's students played proactively. The ability to create and take advantage of opportunities of Nguyen Thinh Phat and his teammates also improved compared to the Asian tournament.

Compared to the Vietnamese team, Indonesia is more familiar with the finals. In the last two Southeast Asian tournaments (2019, 2022), the team from the archipelago both reached the cup match and lost to Thailand - the team that won 16 championships in the previous 17 times participating in the tournament.

Indonesian futsal has gradually regained its position in recent years. In the FIFA rankings, Indonesia is ranked 28th, 4 places higher than the Vietnamese team. They do not have good results in continental tournaments but are always on par with or better in the region than Vietnamese futsal.

The strength of the Indonesian team was shown in the semi-final match. Indonesia defeated Thailand 5-1. The home team did not use their best squad in this tournament, but the fact that they lost by 4 goals was still a big surprise.

Indonesia beat Thailand 5-1 in the semi-finals.

Another factor that makes the Indonesian team formidable is the head coach position. Leading this team is Mr. Hector Souto, who used to work in Vietnam.

The group of players born in 1999 and later such as Chau Doan Phat, Nhan Gia Hung... were once students of Coach Souto in the Vietnam U20 team. The Spanish coach directly evaluated, selected and was responsible for developing this group of players before they became factors of the national team.

Overall assessment before the final match, Indonesia is slightly better than Vietnam. However, after what they showed in the group stage and semi-finals, Coach Giustozzi's students showed that they are fully capable of competing fairly for the championship.

Xiao Ming

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