Foreign media praise Vietnam’s performance against Iraq
Right after the Vietnam-Iraq match at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, Fox Sport Asia said Vietnam suffered heartbreak as Iraq snatched last-gasp victory.
Vietnamese footballers thanked fans who turned up at the Zayed Sports City Stadium after the match (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Right after the Vietnam-Iraq match at Zayed Sports City Stadium in AbuDhabi of the United Arab Emirates, Fox Sport Asia said Vietnam sufferedheartbreak as Iraq snatched last-gasp victory.
The website wrote abrave display by Vietnam in their Group D opener of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 ultimatelywent unrewarded as Iraq came from behind twice to claim a 3-2 win.
Though Vietnam haddone enough to claim a creditable point but their hearts were to be shatteredin the final minute.
Fox Sport Asia commentedthat Iraq, the 2007 champions, struggled to come from behind twice and secure alate win against a determined Vietnam.
Meanwhile, the UAE’sGulfnews wrote an article titled “Vietnam make Iraq sweat for win”. The “Lionsof Mesopotamia” rallied from a goal down twice to escape the clutches of the “GoldenDragons” before registering a hard fought 3-2 win. At half-time, Vietnam led2-1.
In the first half,Iraq was clearly struggling to match the guile of their counterparts who hadsome quality players with tremendous pace and agility marshalling the midfield.Vietnam were also extremely effective on the counters and kept troubling theIraq defence every time they had the ball.
Iraq started to use the long ball in the second half to theiradvantage to create openings in the Vietnam defence and the scores were levelin the 60th minute, the newspaper noted.
The Nationalnewspaper of the UAE commented that fewwould have expected Iraq to win given that less than half an hour into theabsorbing contest the Vietnamese took the lead courtesy of an own goal.
The Vietnamese were superb in the first half but came upshort at the business end of the game, it added.
The DW News of Germany described the match as a football treatfor the neutral in Group D as a topsy-turvy game produced no less than fivegoals, end-to-end action, and a dramatic last-minute winner, while French newsagency AFP said Ali Adnan’s free kick breaks the heart of millions ofVietnamese fans.
Vietnam are world No 100, 12 steps lower than Iraq. This wasthe second time the Vietnamese team have played in the tournament compared toeight for the Iraqis.
Vietnam are pooled with Iran, Iraq and Yemen inGroup D of the AFC Asian Cup 2019.
After playing Iraq, the team will face Asianheavyweights Iran on January 12 before wrapping up their group stage journeywith a match against Yemen on January 16.–VNA.
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