Malaysian midfielder: 'Vietnam takes advantage of the opportunity too well'
"Vietnam is the top football team in Southeast Asia. It's not easy to play against them," Wilkin said at the press conference after the big loss at My Dinh Stadium.
Malaysia marched to Hanoi with great confidence after beating Myanmar 1-0 and Laos 5-0 to climb to the top of Group B. However, the Vietnamese team brought coach Kim Pan-gon's army back to the ground. with a 3-0 win.
Vietnam opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Nguyen Tien Linh jumped high to receive Do Hung Dung's corner kick, hitting the ground to hit goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi's net. But just five minutes later, the team was in a position to kick when Nguyen Van Toan was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. However, Malaysia could not take advantage of the advantage to equalize.
At the 60th minute, Azam Azmi retaliated, slamming his shoe into Doan Van Hau's head outside the boundary line after a collision. Referee according to the law, give Vietnam a penalty and disqualify the Malaysian player. Que Ngoc Hai kicked the 11m ball to double the difference. The score was set 3-0 in the 82nd minute when substitute Nguyen Quang Hai poked a slot to let Nguyen Hoang Duc pass through goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi.
"Malaysia tried to play the right strategy, but the result was not as expected. Vietnam took advantage of the opportunity to score too well, and Malaysia did not, so we had to admit defeat," added Wilkin. "However, we will look ahead, try to win the Singapore match to win tickets to the semi-finals."
The victory over Malaysia brought Vietnam to the top of Group B. The team had the same 6 points as Malaysia but played less than one match. Park Hang-seo's teachers and students will win tickets to the semi-finals soon if they get all 3 points on the Singapore field on December 30.
On the Vietnamese side, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was assigned to attend the post-match press conference and was very happy with the results the home team achieved. "In the first half, the team struggled a bit, but showed experience and class, got through and won," he added.
