On the morning of June 14 (Vietnam time), the Vietnamese futsal team had their final friendly match during their South American training trip with the Argentine futsal team. In this match, coach Diego Giustozzi replaced 4 players in the starting lineup with the participation of Nhan Gia Hung, Tu Minh Quang, Chau Doan Phat and Nguyen Tran Duy, and deployed a solid and highly disciplined game.

Argentine player (blue-white striped shirt) shows his superior strength. Photo: VFF

However, the Vietnamese futsal team failed to maintain their concentration in the final minutes of the first half, allowing Pablo Vidal to open the scoring for the Argentine futsal team. In the second half, the Vietnamese futsal team faced difficulties when they conceded an early second goal after Claudino's long-range shot hit an Argentine player and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Ho Van Y unable to block it. Just a few minutes later, the reigning world runner-up scored a goal to increase the score to 3-0, after Nicolas Rosa finished accurately in a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper.

In the remaining minutes, the Vietnamese futsal team played with great effort and used the power-play tactic but still could not find an equalizer. The final result was that the Vietnamese futsal team lost to the Argentine futsal team 0-3. Before that, the Vietnamese futsal team lost to Argentina 1-4 in the first friendly match.

The Vietnam futsal team has completed a training and friendly match in South America with valuable experiences against the Paraguayan futsal team and the Argentine futsal team. After this training session, coach Diego Giustozzi will specifically evaluate the players to continue preparing for the 2024 Asian futsal qualifying round, taking place in October 2023.

As planned, on June 15, the Vietnamese futsal team will return home, concluding an effective training trip in South America. The players will return to their clubs to compete in the second leg of the 2023 HDBank National Futsal Championship, taking place from June 28 to August 4.

Results of the Vietnam futsal team's friendly match in South America. Photo: VFF

HOAI PHUONG