Tien Linh received a red card, Vietnam team lost to China

The friendly matches of the Vietnamese team in October 2023 will begin with a match against the Chinese team. This is still the testing phase, building the squad and playing style of coach Philippe Troussier, but the performance of the Vietnamese team has made fans worried. Against a strong opponent, the Vietnamese team maintained the game without being disadvantaged but still lost due to moments of carelessness and mistakes.

After the opening whistle, the home team controlled the ball better. The Chinese players put a lot of pressure on the Vietnamese team's field. In the 4th minute, Liu Yang almost scored when he missed a pass from Fang Hao.

More than 20 minutes later, the first notable move came to the Vietnamese team. Pham Tuan Hai coordinated with Trieu Viet Hung, he passed many Chinese defenders before firing a shot that missed the target.

In the second half of the first half, the Vietnamese team controlled the ball well but could not put pressure on their opponents. On the other hand, the away team's defense was confused when the ball was in the air. In the 34th minute, the Vietnamese team almost conceded a goal when Tan Long headed the ball into the post.

The Vietnamese team responded with a chance from Nguyen Van Toan. However, the Vietnamese striker missed his shot when facing the Chinese goalkeeper and Viet Hung's follow-up shot was too weak.

In the second half, the Chinese team still let the Vietnamese players control the ball more. The home team only accelerated at certain times and scored.

In the 56th minute, Liu Yang crossed the ball very well before Wang Qiuming scored a tricky shot to open the score. With the goal, the Chinese team no longer maintained pressure on the Vietnamese team's defense.

Defenders like Duy Manh and Tuan Tai did not encounter significant obstacles and easily advanced to develop the ball offensively. However, the Vietnamese team did not create any notable attacking moves. The away team had even more difficulty when Nguyen Tien Linh was sent off after a foul on an opposing defender.

In the extra minutes, the Vietnamese team conceded another goal. Just a few minutes after the goal was disallowed for offside, Wu Lei took advantage of a mistake by the visitors' defense to score the second goal, making it 2-0. That goal was conceded after the Vietnamese team's defense lost the ball.

Losing 0-2 to China, the Vietnamese team suffered its first defeat under coach Troussier.