Vietnam's national futsal team emerged third at the 2024 International Friendly Futsal Tournament after conceding a 3-1 loss to powerhouse Iran at the Lanh Binh Thang Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, on March 31.
Vietnam had drawn 2-2 against New Zealand in their first game of the competition before holding Morocco to a 3-3 draw on March 30.
Against Iran, the Vietnamese team certainly did not lose their focus where they matched the world No. 7 side for much of the opening quarter before conceding in the 14th minute to a quick counterattack that was finished by Alii Khalivand.
Ali Asghar then finished from close range in the 19th minute to put the score at 2-0 for Iran.
Two minutes to the end, Behrooz fired in the third goal for Iran before Vietnam pulled a goal back thanks to Duc Hoa in the very last minute of play.
In the other match of the day, Morocco beat New Zealand 6-2 to be crowned the champions.
Held by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation, the tournament was a preparation for the Vietnamese team to play at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024, slated for April 17-28 in Thailand. Vietnam is in the same group with host Thailand, China and Myanmar.
VOV.VN - Sahako FC for the first time lifted the trophy of the national futsal HDBank championship 2022 which was wrapped up in Can Tho City on November 10.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam national futsal team bowed out of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup after a heavy 8-1 defeat at the hands of defending champions Iran in the quarter-finals of the competition.
VOV.VN - The national futsal team are set to play against Iran in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Asian Cup at 3 p.m. on October 4 in Kuwait (local time), with the upcoming match a huge challenge for the Vietnamese side.
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