Vietnam earn away draw in opening tie of World Cup qualifiers
VOV.VN - The Vietnam men’s national football team played out a goalless draw in their away tie against regional rivals Thailand in the opening fixture of Group G in the Asian Zone’s World Cup qualifiers at the Thammasat stadium on September 5.
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| Thailand enjoyed the home advantage as they hosted Vietnam in the opening game of the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020. |
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| Despite having a chance to go ahead in the opening minutes, the Vietnamese footballers failed to score in the fixture. |
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| Nguyen Van Toan missed a chance to put Vietnam ahead in the 16th minute. |
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| The Thailand team also created many chances but were denied by a number of strong saves by Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. |
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| Vietnam’s star man in midfield Nguyen Quang Hai was persistently fouled by the Thai players throughout the game. |
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| Both teams went in goalless at half time. |
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| Thailand began to dominate the tie in the second half with the home team putting plenty of pressure on the Vietnamese defence. |
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| Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was kept busy until the 94th minute. |
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| HAGL captain Tuan Anh, No 14, put in a tremendous shift for the Vietnamese team. |
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| The best chance of the game for the away side fell to forward Nguyen Van Toan in the 77th minute. However, his effort failed to beat Thai goalkeeper Siwarak Tedsungnoen. |
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| With the regional derby ending goalless, both teams had to settle for a single point each in Group G. |
