Dortmund coach was disappointed when he lost to Vietnam
"Congratulations to Vietnam on the victory. You guys had a great evening," coach Terzic said in the press conference after the match at My Dinh Stadium. "After opening the scoring, we continued to create many chances but missed. And then we had to receive a penalty at the end of the second half. It was crazy. We lost and I am disappointed because that".
He added: "Anyway, we had a great time in Vietnam. The people here are great, they welcome Dortmund warmly. Hope we will have the opportunity to come back."
Dortmund lacks a series of pillars, such as Niklas Sule, Jude Bellingham, Thorgan Hazard (for the 2022 World Cup), or Marco Reus, Sebastian Haller (injury). Therefore, coach Terzic uses many young players when he is a guest of Vietnam. The giants of German football entered the game strongly, and it took only 13 minutes to open the scoring thanks to Donyell Malen's close-footed shot.
After the opening goal, Dortmund created more opportunities but squandered and paid the price. 36 minutes Nguyen Phong Hong Duy escaped to hit goalkeeper Alexander Meyer. The ball bounced off to the right range, allowing striker Nguyen Tien Linh to hit the cobblestone.
In the second half, the match was open. Nguyen Van Toan and Ha Duc Chinh faced each other twice but could not defeat goalkeeper Meyer. Dortmund also created many delicious opportunities, but twice finished outside when facing goalkeeper Nguyen Van Toan and once Ole Pohlmann hit the column.
In the 85th minute, midfielder Soumaila Coulibaly fouled Vu Van Thanh in the penalty area, bringing a penalty for Vietnam. Here, Pham Tuan Hai successfully made a shot with a shot into the high corner, setting the score 2-1 for the home team.
"We wanted to win all three matches in this year's tour of Asia but failed," added coach Terzic. "I know the match will be difficult. Today Dortmund used many young players. In addition, after the match in Malaysia, the team almost did not sleep but had to go to Vietnam. However, I do not want to blame. Dortmund's opening goal created a good game, but was equalized and lost control, leading to a last-minute goal."
When asked about the broken goal incident at the end of the game, the Dortmund boss said the situation was "crazy and funny", but he also encountered it when playing against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Man City, Arsenal and Juventus each toured Vietnam and after returning, all had successful seasons. When reminded of this, coach Terzic hopes it will continue with Dortmund.
