22/11/2014 Vietnam 2-2 Indonesia (2014 AFF Suzuki Cup)
Quế Ngọc Hải 11' Lê Công Vinh 68' Report Zulham 33' Samsul 84'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
The Indonesian lineup included Kurnia Mega (goalkeeper), Zulkifli
Syukur, Raphael Maitimo, Rizki Pora, Achmad Jufriyanto, Muhammad Roby,
Zulham Zambrun (Imanuel Wanggai, 88), Manahati Lestusen (Firman Utina,
70), Muhammad Ridwan, Boas Salossa (Syamsul Arif, 60), and Sergio van
Dijk.
The Vietnamese players were Tran Nguyen Manh, Le Phuoc Tu, Dhin Tien
Thanh, Ngo Hoang Thinh, Nguyen Van Quyet, Que Ngoc Hai, Pham Thanh Luong
(Le Cong Vinh, 54), Vu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Anh Hai, Nguyen Huy Hung, and
Nguyen Xuan Thanh (Nguyen Minh Tung, 80).
(Vietnamnet) The 2014 AFF Cup qualifier at the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi ended with a 2-2 draw between the Indonesian and Vietnamese senior soccer teams on Saturday evening.
In the first half of the game, the Vietnamese squad appeared energetic
with the attack they launched from the midfield, completed by its
strikers Nguyen Van Quyet and Nguyen Hai Anh.
In the 11th minute, Vietnamese player Que Ngoc Hai scored the first goal of the match.
The Indonesian lineup equalized the score in its counterattack, with
Zulham Zamrun scoring for his team in the 33rd minute. This ended the
first half of the game 1-1.
In the second half, Vietnamese player Le Cong Vinh scored the second
goal for his team in the 68th minute. This goal was equalized by
Indonesian striker Syamsul Arif in the 84th minute of the game.
Earlier, Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi promised to give the
Indonesian squad a bonus if it advanced to the semifinals of the 2014
AFF Cup.
Moreover, Indonesian coach Riedl said that he would continue to improve
the speed and skills of his squad to defeat opponents in the AFF Cup.
Malaysia tie Myanmar in opener
A 10-man Malaysian contingent forced Myanmar to share a point in the
Group A opening match of the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup in
Singapore yesterday.
Placed under Radojko Avramovic for only four months, Myanmar came up
with a surprise performance by creating numerous challenges for the
former champions.
Kyaw Chit nearly scored the first goal at the seventh minute with a
straight header, but the midfielder made it over the top from just a 6m
distance.
Malaysian players found it hard to defend against Myanmar's consecutive
attacks until midfielder Gary Robbat received his second yellow card and
was sidelined at the 35th minute.
This seemed to wake up Dollah Salleh's players, who gradually dominated
the game and worked even better than their rivals with two threatening
free kicks that, if not for talented goalkeeper Si Thu, could have ended
in Malaysia's favour in the first half at 2-0.
The second half saw Myanmar fighting back hard but failing to break
Malaysia's tough defence. The Malaysians began to feel fatigue with only
10 players taking on the role of 11. They seemed satisfied with the
draw.
Later on, Thailand beat defending champion Singapore, 1-2, in a contest of evenly matched teams.
On Wednesday, Malaysia will face Thailand and host Singapore will face Myanmar.
In Group A action, the Philippines beat Laos, 4-1, at the My Dinh Stadium on Saturday.
"We created a lot of chances even though we struggled in the first 25
minutes of the game," said Thomas Dooley, the Philippine team coach.
"We made some easy mistakes at the start which allowed Laos to score.
But we recovered to win the game in the end," Dooley added.
David Booth, the Laos team coach, said his players tried to fight, but
it was just too difficult against the taller Philippine players.
In another game, co-host Viet Nam dropped their chance at victory
following two defensive errors and had to settle for a draw against
Indonesia, 2-2.
Indonesian substitute Samsul Arif Munip scored five minutes before the
end to give his team the hard-earned draw in front of more than 35,000
Vietnamese fans.
Keeper Tran Nguyen Manh of the host allowed the Indonesian equaliser to
slip between his legs and burst into tears after the final whistle.
Earlier, defender Dinh Tien Thanh misread the situation and allowed
Zulham Zamrun to make it 1-1. Thanh later suffered an injury and may
have to be sidelined in the next match.
However, Japanese coach Toshiya Muira of Viet Nam did not blame his
players, saying he was quite satisfied with the game and the result was
beyond his expectations.
"There were some errors, but I don't think that it is right to blame the
individuals. These things happen in football," Miura added.
Indonesian team coach Alfred Riedl admitted that Viet Nam were better and his team got lucky.
Tomorrow, Viet Nam will face Laos in a match that may compel Miura to
make several changes in his line-up. The coach said his players really
needed to focus more intensely and get a little lucky, so this would be
alright.
Indonesia will face the Philippines, erstwhile Group A leader, in the other match.
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