Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Vietnam beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 to clinch top spot in Group A and advance to the quarter-finals of the AFC Futsal Championship on Monday.
It was a remarkable achievement for Vietnam as they had lost 2-1 to Malaysia on Matchday One, before bouncing back to beat Bahrain 2-1.
Huang Po Chun gave the host nation the lead in the first half, but Vietnam replied in emphatic fashion with goals from Vu Duc Tung, Pham Duc Hoa and Nguyen Dac Huy to seal the win. Coupled with Bahrain’s 3-1 win over Malaysia, Chinese Taipei finished third and missed out on the knockout phase.
With their qualification hopes on the line, both sides entered the match looking for the win and played a high tempo, tight marking game.
The two were nearly identical in their approach to the game, but Vietnam just edged it in terms of possession.
After some scintillating action, Huang found the back of the net with a long range strike from a corner set play to give Chinese Taipei the lead just 40 seconds from the break.