Vietnam rank third in international futsal tournament
Vietnam’s national futsal team finished third at the International Futsal Tournament, which concluded on October 22 in Changshu City, Jiangshu province, China.
Vietnamese national futsal team play the Netherlands at the International Futsal Tournament in China. (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’snational futsal team finished third at the International FutsalTournament, which concluded on October 22 in Changshu City, Jiangshu province,China.
The team tied 2-2 with the Netherlandsin the final match to rank third with four points after three games. Croatiatook the title, while the Netherlands came second.
Earlier on October 21, Vietnam beatChina 4-3.
Vietnam controlled the game in thefirst few minutes. Nguyen Minh Tri opened the score for Vietnam inthe 13th minute. However, just nearly a minute later, ZhangLiang levelled the score for the hosts with a penalty kick.
In the 15th minute, receiving a passfrom Liang, Liu Wenxi helped the host lead 2-1.
Two minutes later, Co Tri Kiet levelledthe score at 2-2 for the visitors.
Kiet’s goal was a driving force for thevisitors who played aggressively in the second half, and VuQuoc Hung proved himself with a goal early inthe half.
In the 27th minute, with a spectacularand skillful kick, Xu Yang helped his team to a 3-3 draw.
In the remaining time of the match, thevisitors played with more focus. Quoc Nam fixed thescore at 4-3 in favour of Vietnam.
The tournament was held by the ChineseFootball Association. It attracted the participation of China, Croatia, theNetherlands and Vietnam.
The event was awarm-up game for Vietnam team to prepare for the AFF FutsalChampionship, HDBank Cup 2017, to be held at Phu Tho Gymnasiumin HCM City from October 26 to November 3.-VNA
A draw held in Bali on September 22 placed Vietnam in Group A with Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei at the upcoming AFF Futsal HDBank Championship in HCM City.
Vietnam has set a goal of entering the final of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship and earning a ticket to the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Vietnamese national futsal team play the Netherlands at the International Futsal Tournament in China. (Photo: vff.org.vn) 
