Losing heavily to Malaysia, Vietnam team loses top spot in Asian Cup rankings

Vietnam team faced difficulties against Malaysia. Photo: VFF

In this match, the Malaysian team fielded 9/11 naturalized players from the starting lineup. Meanwhile, coach Kim Sang Sik seemed to have predicted the situation and sent the reserve team onto the field.

With European class, Malaysian players quickly overwhelmed Nguyen Filip's goal in the first minutes. However, the Vietnamese defense played with concentration and gradually regained balance. Difficulties came early for the Vietnamese team when Thanh Chung suffered a knee injury, forcing coach Kim Sang Sik to bring in Xuan Manh to replace him. With tireless efforts, the Vietnamese team held the home team to a 0-0 draw when the first half ended.

Losing in physical strength, the Vietnamese team could not organize the game. Photo: VFF

In the second half, the goal came early for the home team. In the 49th minute, Chau Ngoc Quang lost the ball in the midfield area, creating an opportunity for Joao Figueiredo to unleash a powerful shot, the ball hit Duy Manh's foot and went straight into the net, leaving Nguyen Filip helpless.

The Malaysian naturalized stars then played better and better as the red team's defense exposed many gaps. In the 58th minute, Arif Aiman got past the tired Vietnamese central defenders and passed the ball to Holgado who finished from a very narrow angle, raising the score to 2-0 for Malaysia.

Despite some impressive plays, the Vietnamese team still could not penetrate Malaysia's defense. Photo: VFF

A few minutes later, Arif Aiman took advantage of a mistake by the red shirt players to assist Corbin Ong to increase the score to 3-0. Before the end of the match, Dion Cools scored another goal to seal a 4-0 victory for the home team.

On the Vietnamese team side, coach Kim Sang Sik sent Tuan Hai and Tien Linh onto the field. Both had a few notable chances but unfortunately could not score. In the end, Vietnam suffered a heavy 0-4 defeat to the Malaysian team at Bukit Jalil.

Vietnam team lost the top position in Group F of Asian Cup 2027. Photo: VFF

This result caused coach Kim Sang Sik and his team to lose the top spot in Group F. Previously, the Vietnamese team beat Laos 5-0 in the opening match, while the "Malaysian Tigers" defeated Nepal 2-0. Losing to Malaysia will put the Vietnamese team at a great disadvantage, but the journey is still very long.

According to the format, only the top teams can qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup finals hosted by Saudi Arabia.

In the last two Asian Cups (2019 and 2023), the Vietnamese team won tickets to participate. The most notable achievement was reaching the quarter-finals at the 2019 Asian Cup.

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