Qatar U20 coach: 'The first goal is a turning point to help Vietnam win'

Coach Abadia admitted that he had collected a lot of information, knowing that Vietnam likes to play defensively and counter-attack, so he carefully prepared a plan to deal with it before the confrontation. But the reality on the Istiqlol field shows that Qatar still conceded first from an opponent's counter-attack, although Abadia's students entered the game better, holding the ball up to 69.2% of the game, creating many chances to eat. table.

In the second half of the first half, Van Truong passed quickly from home to Quoc Viet to quickly break the offside trap, then calmly handle a Qatar player before scoring with a shot into the near corner.

"The goal was a big shock for us, the most important turning point in the game," said Abadia. "Vietnam took full advantage of Qatar's careless moment, and we paid the price for squandering previous opportunities."

According to the Spanish military leader, the Qatar player did not make an effort to round up to win back after losing the ball. "I think our error was stopped and the opponent's player threw the ball long. The Vietnamese striker then handled the situation too well," added Abadia.

It was not until the 84th minute that Qatar equalized 1-1 thanks to Ahmed Al Rawi's penalty, after a controversial referee situation, punishing Duc Anh for a foul in the penalty area.

However, according to coach Abadia, Qatar did not want to stop at the draw, so it continued to rise to find the second goal and again made a mistake and then received the decisive goal in the 90th minute.

In this situation, a Qatar player fouled, giving Vietnam a free kick from the left. The ball was hung in the penalty area for Nguyen Van Truong to run a dangerous header, setting a 2-1 victory for the Southeast Asian representative.

"It may be because the players I launched in the second half did not play well and were of modest height," said Qatar U20 coach. "However, it must be recognized that Vietnam has done very well at the scoring table."

This defeat leaves Qatar at the bottom of Group B, with no points yet. Vietnam leads the group with six absolute points after two matches. However, Qatar still has a chance to enter the quarter-finals if in the last round wins the gap between Australia and Vietnam, while Vietnam defeats Iran.