Coach Troussier made a big surprise with the starting lineup of the Vietnamese team. The French coach left both Nguyen Hoang Duc and Do Hung Dung on the bench and gave the opportunity to 20-year-old midfielder Nguyen Thai Son to play alongside Tuan Anh in the midfield. In the left-back position, young player Vo Minh Trong was used instead of Pham Xuan Manh as previously predicted.
Van Toan scored to break the deadlock for the Vietnamese team.
The Vietnamese team did not start the match well. The attacks and especially the defense of the Vietnamese players were quite erratic in the early stages of the match. The first dangerous situation in the first half also came from the Philippine team. In the 10th minute, the home team players had a coordination as if there was no one around, before Porteria had a good chance to finish. However, the shot of the player wearing the number 10 shirt on the Philippine side was too weak to beat goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. Not long after that, the Vietnamese team's defenders played unfocused and opened up an opportunity for Reichelt to finish the ball wide of the post.
Despite not playing very well, the Vietnamese team broke the deadlock in the 16th minute. Starting from a pass from Thai Son, Van Toan was the one who finished with a tricky cross-angle shot to open the score. Former Premier League goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, despite stretching his legs to the fullest extent, still had to go into the net to pick the ball out.
Tuan Hai missed a few chances in the first match of the Vietnamese team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
After taking the lead, the Vietnamese team played much better. There were good opportunities created, but the Vietnamese strikers still failed to take advantage of them to double the gap. In particular, Tuan Hai and Van Toan were the two players who finished inaccurately when placed in relatively favorable positions.
In the second half, Coach Troussier sent Van Quyet in for Tien Linh, and Ho Van Cuong took the place of Vu Van Thanh. The French coach wanted to increase the attacking ability on the right wing. The match also became much more attractive since the referee blew the whistle to start the second half. The Philippines team was forced to attack to find an equalizer. The tempo of the match was pushed up, with continuous attacks from both teams.
Ho Van Cuong came on to replace Van Thanh and played quite well on the right wing.
In which, Tuan Hai let the opportunity pass by very regrettably. Before leaving the field, the striker born in 1998 missed 3 good opportunities to score. In the 54th minute, Tuan Hai had a favorable position but his shot was too weak. In the 63rd minute, after a beautiful pass from the Vietnamese players on the right wing, Ho Van Cuong passed the ball into the penalty area but Tuan Hai once again finished the ball right into the position of the Philippine goalkeeper. Before. In the 71st minute, from Minh Trong's cross, Tuan Hai ran very well but his header was not accurate.
However, Vietnamese fans also had many heart-stopping moments. In the 77th minute, Rublico had a chance to face goalkeeper Dang Van Lam but the Philippine player's shot went wide of the post.
In the final minutes of extra time, young striker Dinh Bac, born in 2004, had a bold shot from the edge of the penalty area to seal a 2-0 victory for the Vietnamese team against the Philippines.
In the second match, the Vietnamese team will host strong opponent Iraq at My Dinh Stadium at 7:00 p.m. on November 21.
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