World Cup qualifiers: Vietnam earns second victory
World Cup qualifiers: Vietnam earns second victory after beating Indonesia 3-1
Vietnam secured the second victory at the World Cup 2022’s qualifiers after beating Indonesia 3-1 at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali on October 15.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam secured thesecond victory at the World Cup 2022’s qualifiers after beating Indonesia 3-1at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali on October 15.
Vietnam opened the scoreboard in the 26th minuteafter Indonesia's clumsy clearance enabled an easy tap-in by Do Duy Manh.
At the 53rd minute, Do Hung Dung wasslide-tackled in Indonesia’s box, earning a penalty for Vietnam.
Que Ngoc Hai did not miss this opportunity, scoringthe second goal for Vietnam.
At the 57th minute, Nguyen Van Toan waspresented with a chance to score, but an Indonesian player cleared it.
Not long later, at the 61st minute, Nguyen TienLinh scored on a one-on-one after a pass from Nguyen Trong Hoang.
At the 72nd minute, Beto Goncalves' shot nearlywent into Dang Van Lam's goal, but the keeper had the situation in control.
Twelve minutes later, Indonesia scored theirfirst goal thanks to a shot that sailed past three Vietnamese defenders andgoalkeeper.
The second half went on with five additionalminutes.
At the 94th minute, Otavio Dutra fouled NguyenQuang Hai in the area. But this time, Do Hung Dung failed to score one moregoal for Vietnam.
Earlier, Vietnam had a victory at the WorldCup 2022’s qualifiers in the match against Malaysia at the My Dinh NationalStadium in Hanoi on October 10.
On September 5, Vietnam had a goalless match with Thailand in a freneticmatch in the opener Group G in Thailand’s Pathum Thani province.
Vietnam are in the same group of World Cup qualifiers with regional rivalsThailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as the favourites United ArabEmirates (UAE).
The 2022 FIFA World Cup’s second qualifyinground for Asia features 40 teams, divided into eight groups of five teams,playing in the home-away format.
The eight group winners and four best runners-upwill qualify for the third and final round of World Cup qualifiers./.
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Vietnamese footballers (Photo: VNA) 
