Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Vietnam suffered heartbreak at the very end in their Group A opening match against Malaysia in the AFC Futsal Championship 2018 on Thursday, which midfielder Pham Duc Hoa attributed on inexperience.
Vu Duc Tung’s twist and turn strike a minute before the break gave Vietnam the lead but Mohamad Awalluddin Nawi’s brace in the 36th and 40th minutes gave Malaysia a 2-1 win.
Duc Hoa, 26, blamed the defeat to inexperience as several in the Vietnam squad are new to the international scene.
“We played really well but coming into this tournament, we have some new and young players who haven’t had much international exposure.
“So I think part of the loss was because we lack that experience, ” said Duc Hoa
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Uzbekistan aim to outdo their previous best in the AFC Futsal Championship and Davron Choriev is determined to play a leading role.
Uzbekistan started their campaign on a commanding note, defeating Korea Republic 13-2 in their Group B tie on Thursday with Choriev scoring a hat-trick.
The Central Asians took the lead through Artur Yunusov’s third minute effort, and Choriev followed up with goals in the seventh and eighth minutes, before completing his hat-trick in the 13th to give Bakhodir Akhmedov’s side a comfortable advantage.
“Overall, it was a great game for Uzbekistan. We tried to get a feel of the ground and we felt comfortable,” said the hat-trick hero.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Mohamad Awalluddin Nawi struck with just 2.5 seconds on the clock as Malaysia sealed a dramatic 2-1 win over Vietnam in Group A of the AFC Futsal Championship Chinese Taipei 2018 on Thursday.
It was an end to end encounter between the two Southeast Asian sides, with Vietnam finding the back of the net late in the first half, before Awalluddin equalised for Malaysia in the 36th minute and then turning hero with the winner.
Vietnam had the better start with several shots on target, but after racking up three fouls in just two minutes, they had to take their aggressive play down a notch which gave Malaysia some room to breathe.
Malaysia had very few opportunities to cross over into opposition territory, and had to make the best of every chance and came close in the sixth minute but goalkeeper Ngo Dinh Thuan pulled off a superb double save from Syed Aizad Daniel and Yazid Kamaruzan to deny Malaysia an early advantage.
In the 14th minute, Vietnam moved on a counter with Phung Trong Luan surging down the middle before a swift through pass found Vu Duc Tung in the box, but his shot was slightly off the mark.
A minute from half-time, Vietnam’s dynamic duo was at it again as Trong Luan’s pass found Duc Tung on the right flank and he made no mistake with his twist and turn strike into the bottom right of the net to take the lead at the Xinzhuang Stadium.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Bahrain scored two minutes from time to share the points with Chinese Taipei as the two teams opened their AFC Futsal Championship 2018 Group A campaign with a 2-2 draw at the Xinzhuang Stadium on Thursday.
Mohamed Abdulla opened the scoring for Bahrain in the second half, but the host nation rebounded with goals from Huang Tai-Hsiang and Lin Chih-hung, only for Ali Saleh to score the equaliser two minutes from time.
In a match between equals, Chinese Taipei’s first real chance came only 10 minutes into the match when a quick backpass found Chi Sheng-fa just outside the box but his shot struck the upright.
Bahrain showed that they were fearsome with their set-pieces, but the host nation were disciplined and safely guarded their goalmouth.
A minute into the second half, Chinese Taipei came close to taking the lead with Chi’s through pass into the box but Huang Po Chun failed to connect and the ball was pushed away by goalkeeper Sayed Mohamed.