At Lanh Binh Thang Stadium, the 2024 international futsal friendly tournament kicked off with the participation of four teams: Iran, Morocco, New Zealand and host Vietnam. On the opening day, the Vietnamese futsal team faced the New Zealand futsal team.
The Vietnamese futsal team took the field with a starting group consisting of Huu Phuc, Doan Phat, Anh Duy, Minh Quang and Thinh Phat. Less than a minute after the opening whistle blew, the first opportunity came for the Vietnam futsal team. Anh Duy's effort created an opportunity for Minh Quang, but this player missed the ball from less than 1 meters away.
Vietnam futsal team drew with New Zealand.
In general, the Vietnamese futsal team puts great pressure on the away team's field. The second group of matches with Gia Hung, Duc Hoa or Thai Huy made the opponents face many difficulties. In the 8th minute, receiving a pass from Huu Phuc, Van Tien blocked and turned around to finish very classily, opening the score for the Vietnamese futsal team.
But just 2 minutes later, New Zealand scored an equalizer. In their somewhat subjective defense, the home players forgot about Ali and let him easily score.
At 16 minutes, the Vietnamese futsal team continued to show superiority. From a good combination on the left wing, Duc Hoa had a pass just in range for Thai Huy to skillfully score to increase the score to 2-1 for the Vietnamese futsal team. The first half ended with a lead for coach Diego Giustozzi and his team.
Entering the second half, the equalizing goal came early for the New Zealand futsal team. It was still Ali who ran in and finished at the far post to help the away team restore balance. Unlike the first 2 minutes of the match, the Vietnamese futsal team had many opportunities but could not score. The red shirt strikers did not score well and were also unlucky.
They continuously missed opportunities to help the Vietnamese futsal team take the lead. In the end, the Vietnamese futsal team drew 2-2 against the New Zealand futsal team.
