Defeat to Indonesia, Vietnam falls to 3rd place

The Vietnamese team showed two relatively different faces in the two halves. At the beginning of the first half, the players actively held the ball and at times advanced to attack. This pushed Indonesia deep and made it almost impossible for them to attack.

However, the Vietnamese team could not create any dangerous situations. The defense with many tall players of Indonesia played focused and neutralized most of the attacks. The speed of the match gradually slowed down when both teams started to be cautious from the middle of the first half.

In the second half, Vietnam suddenly lost control of the game. They let Indonesia put pressure on them and had the opportunity to execute their signature long throw-ins. And one of those helped the home team open the score 1-0 in the 52nd minute.

Pratama Arhan's throw-in passed through a series of players and hit Minh Trong's leg. Egy Maulana immediately seized the opportunity to tap the ball from close range past Filip Nguyen.

With the advantage of leading, Indonesia switched to a tight defensive style of play. Many home players even actively committed fouls from midfield, causing the match to be constantly interrupted.

Towards the end of the match, coach Troussier put in more attacking players like Van Thanh, Tien Linh, Van Toan. However, the attacking ability of the Vietnamese team still did not improve much. They did not even create any shots on target.

Towards the end of the match, Indonesia had a few more chances but could not take advantage. The match ended with a 1-0 victory in favor of the home team.