Vietnam Qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

The Vietnam team successfully converted four consecutive spot kicks compared to just one by Myanmar, thus sealing their place in the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
April 11, 2022 | 07:53

On the afternoon of April 10, the Vietnamese futsal team went up against Myanmar in the final match for the Futsal Asian Cup finals.

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By the end of the first half, the two teams left the field for a break with the score 0-0. Photo: Zing News

By the end of the first half, the two teams left the court for a break with the score 0-0.

The two teams drew 1-1 after two official rounds, Thinh Phat won the first goal for the Vietnam futsal team.

After scoring their first goal, Myanmar put up their pressure seeking to equalize the score, but Ho Van Y showed excellent reflexes to rescue the Vietnamese side three times in a row.

In the penalty shootout, the Vietnamese futsal team won 4-1 thanks to the brilliance of Ho Van Y.

At the beginning of the match, the Vietnamese futsal team controlled the game completely. Especially, group 2 (Thinh Phat, Duc Hoa, Gia Hung, Thai Huy) and group 3 (Dinh Hung, Manh Dung, Van Hieu, Tan Phat) played confidently, creating many opportunities, although resulted in no score.

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It was not until the 29th minute that Vietnam broke the deadlock, with Thinh Phat cleverly handling the ball thrown to him by Ho Van Y and firing an unstoppable low shot to beat the Myanmar keeper. Photo: Zing News

The victory did not come easily for the Vietnamese team, with Nguyen Thinh Phat and Lam Tan Phat hitting the woodwork in the first half and shortly after halftime.

Pham Minh Giang’s troops created more opportunities but could not convert any of them into a goal.

In the last minute of play, Myanmar made good use of power-play to restore the parity as Zaw Lin beat Ho Van Y from close range to ignite their hopes of securing an Asian Cup berth.

In the shootout, Vietnam successfully converted four consecutive spot kicks compared to just one by Myanmar, thus sealing their place in the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Goleiro Ho Van Y was the hero of the penalty shootout. The skilled player saved two goals from Chan Thar and Zin Oo before Nguyen Minh Tri converted the decisive kick to take Pham Van Giang’s through to the continental tournament, which will be hosted by Kuwait this September.

This was also the fifth time Vietnam took bronze at the AFF Futsal Championship after the years 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2019. One of their best results was a runner-up finish in 2009 and 2012.

The 2022 AFC Fustal Asian Cup

The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup will be the 17th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup (previously the AFC Futsal Championship before rebranding in 2021) - the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament.

Kuwait was originally appointed as hosts of the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship, after replacing original hosts Turkmenistan.

However, AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving the return hosting rights for this edition with Kuwait.

On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held in Kuwait between 25 September and 20 October 2022.

Iran is the defending champion, having won the title in 2018. Vietnamese's previous best performance at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup is the fourth place title in 2016.

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