Vietnam suffer 2-6 loss to Turkmenistan at Asian Games

HCMC - Vietnam’s U-23 football team were defeated 2-6 by Turkmenistan in the second game of the men’s football event in the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) at Guangdong People’s Stadium on Wednesday, while Iran beat Bahrain 1-0 in their second game of Group B.

Vietnam’s coach Phan Thanh Hung wanted his side to grasp their place in the next round with a positive performance against Turkmenistan. Hung said before the game that he believed his players would beat their opponents.

Prior to the game, the Vietnamese side defeated Bahrain 3-1 in the opener while Turkmenistan suffered 1-4 loss to powerhouse Iran in their opening game.

The Vietnamese side would be keen to get the group’s second spot and their players were confident of victory against their rivals. Moreover, coach Phan Thanh Hung’s players just needed a draw for reaching the next round.

The Vietnamese side began the game with a changed lineup after a 3-1 win over Bahrain U23 in their opener. Defender Nguyen Thanh Long Giang made his debut at the tournament.

Vietnam had better scoring opportunities in the first minutes of the half, as forwarders Nguyen Ngoc Dieu and Pham Thanh Luong nearly opened for their team in the fifth and sixth minutes but their kicks crossed over the goalpost.

Turkmenistan surprisingly took an advance in the 17th minute when Serdar scored for the Western Asian side in a rapid attack. Turkmenistan increased pressure  after the first goal and Aleksandr easily defeated Vietnamese goalie Bui Tan Truong  in the 24th minute, ending the first half with 2-0.

Turkmenistan dominated ball possession throughout the second half while the home side relied on rare counter attacks. Belyh Maksim netted for his team with a header just four minutes into the second half and then Arslanmyrat helped the opponents advance further again in the 62nd minute.

Aleksadr scored his second goal in the 73rd minute before Arslanmyrat scored the sixth goal for Turkmenistan in the 82nd minute, giving his team the first victory in the group of the competition.

Vietnam controlled the ball in the last minutes as their forwarders put more pressure on their opponents. Nguyen Trong Hoang and Nguyen Anh Duc scored for the Vietnamese side in the 85th and 87th minutes but it was too late to level the scoring gap.

Iran confirmed their place in the last 16 round of the men’s football event in the ASIAD as they secured Group B’s top spot with six points from first two wins. Turkmenistan and Vietnam have three points from one win and one loss but the Western Asian side rank second thank to the goal difference. Bottom-placed  Bahrain have no point from two games.

With a victory, Turkmenistan kept their hope of reaching the next round as they will play Bahrain in the final game on Saturday while Vietnam face huge tasks in their group competition as they will face leaders Iran in the final game on the same day.

Vietnam were in Group B along with three of the Western Asia strongest teams: Iran, Bahrain and Turkmenistan. The men’s football event of the ASIAD 2010 will see 24 teams compete in six groups with the top two teams of each group and four best third-placed teams being qualifying for the last 16 round.

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Vietnam suffer 2-6 loss to Turkmenistan at Asian Games

HCMC - Vietnam’s U-23 football team were defeated 2-6 by Turkmenistan in the second game of the men’s football event in the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) at Guangdong People’s Stadium on Wednesday, while Iran beat Bahrain 1-0 in their second game of Group B.

Vietnam’s coach Phan Thanh Hung wanted his side to grasp their place in the next round with a positive performance against Turkmenistan. Hung said before the game that he believed his players would beat their opponents.

Prior to the game, the Vietnamese side defeated Bahrain 3-1 in the opener while Turkmenistan suffered 1-4 loss to powerhouse Iran in their opening game.

The Vietnamese side would be keen to get the group’s second spot and their players were confident of victory against their rivals. Moreover, coach Phan Thanh Hung’s players just needed a draw for reaching the next round.

The Vietnamese side began the game with a changed lineup after a 3-1 win over Bahrain U23 in their opener. Defender Nguyen Thanh Long Giang made his debut at the tournament.

Vietnam had better scoring opportunities in the first minutes of the half, as forwarders Nguyen Ngoc Dieu and Pham Thanh Luong nearly opened for their team in the fifth and sixth minutes but their kicks crossed over the goalpost.

Turkmenistan surprisingly took an advance in the 17th minute when Serdar scored for the Western Asian side in a rapid attack. Turkmenistan increased pressure  after the first goal and Aleksandr easily defeated Vietnamese goalie Bui Tan Truong  in the 24th minute, ending the first half with 2-0.

Turkmenistan dominated ball possession throughout the second half while the home side relied on rare counter attacks. Belyh Maksim netted for his team with a header just four minutes into the second half and then Arslanmyrat helped the opponents advance further again in the 62nd minute.

Aleksadr scored his second goal in the 73rd minute before Arslanmyrat scored the sixth goal for Turkmenistan in the 82nd minute, giving his team the first victory in the group of the competition.

Vietnam controlled the ball in the last minutes as their forwarders put more pressure on their opponents. Nguyen Trong Hoang and Nguyen Anh Duc scored for the Vietnamese side in the 85th and 87th minutes but it was too late to level the scoring gap.

Iran confirmed their place in the last 16 round of the men’s football event in the ASIAD as they secured Group B’s top spot with six points from first two wins. Turkmenistan and Vietnam have three points from one win and one loss but the Western Asian side rank second thank to the goal difference. Bottom-placed  Bahrain have no point from two games.

With a victory, Turkmenistan kept their hope of reaching the next round as they will play Bahrain in the final game on Saturday while Vietnam face huge tasks in their group competition as they will face leaders Iran in the final game on the same day.

Vietnam were in Group B along with three of the Western Asia strongest teams: Iran, Bahrain and Turkmenistan. The men’s football event of the ASIAD 2010 will see 24 teams compete in six groups with the top two teams of each group and four best third-placed teams being qualifying for the last 16 round.

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Vietnam suffer 2-6 loss to Turkmenistan at Asian Games

HCMC - Vietnam’s U-23 football team were defeated 2-6 by Turkmenistan in the second game of the men’s football event in the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) at Guangdong People’s Stadium on Wednesday, while Iran beat Bahrain 1-0 in their second game of Group B.

Vietnam’s coach Phan Thanh Hung wanted his side to grasp their place in the next round with a positive performance against Turkmenistan. Hung said before the game that he believed his players would beat their opponents.

Prior to the game, the Vietnamese side defeated Bahrain 3-1 in the opener while Turkmenistan suffered 1-4 loss to powerhouse Iran in their opening game.

The Vietnamese side would be keen to get the group’s second spot and their players were confident of victory against their rivals. Moreover, coach Phan Thanh Hung’s players just needed a draw for reaching the next round.

The Vietnamese side began the game with a changed lineup after a 3-1 win over Bahrain U23 in their opener. Defender Nguyen Thanh Long Giang made his debut at the tournament.

Vietnam had better scoring opportunities in the first minutes of the half, as forwarders Nguyen Ngoc Dieu and Pham Thanh Luong nearly opened for their team in the fifth and sixth minutes but their kicks crossed over the goalpost.

Turkmenistan surprisingly took an advance in the 17th minute when Serdar scored for the Western Asian side in a rapid attack. Turkmenistan increased pressure  after the first goal and Aleksandr easily defeated Vietnamese goalie Bui Tan Truong  in the 24th minute, ending the first half with 2-0.

Turkmenistan dominated ball possession throughout the second half while the home side relied on rare counter attacks. Belyh Maksim netted for his team with a header just four minutes into the second half and then Arslanmyrat helped the opponents advance further again in the 62nd minute.

Aleksadr scored his second goal in the 73rd minute before Arslanmyrat scored the sixth goal for Turkmenistan in the 82nd minute, giving his team the first victory in the group of the competition.

Vietnam controlled the ball in the last minutes as their forwarders put more pressure on their opponents. Nguyen Trong Hoang and Nguyen Anh Duc scored for the Vietnamese side in the 85th and 87th minutes but it was too late to level the scoring gap.

Iran confirmed their place in the last 16 round of the men’s football event in the ASIAD as they secured Group B’s top spot with six points from first two wins. Turkmenistan and Vietnam have three points from one win and one loss but the Western Asian side rank second thank to the goal difference. Bottom-placed  Bahrain have no point from two games.

With a victory, Turkmenistan kept their hope of reaching the next round as they will play Bahrain in the final game on Saturday while Vietnam face huge tasks in their group competition as they will face leaders Iran in the final game on the same day.

Vietnam were in Group B along with three of the Western Asia strongest teams: Iran, Bahrain and Turkmenistan. The men’s football event of the ASIAD 2010 will see 24 teams compete in six groups with the top two teams of each group and four best third-placed teams being qualifying for the last 16 round.

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SHB Danang exit from AFC cup

HCMC - V-League 2009 champions SHB Danang ended their remarkable performance in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup as they lost 3-5 to Al Riffa of Bahrain in the quarterfinal second leg at Chi Lang Stadium in Vietnam on Tuesday.

Al Riffa eased through to the last four of the AFC Cup as the Bahrain side won 8-3 on aggregate. The Vietnamese side suffered 0-3 loss to their opponents in the first leg in Bahrain last week.

Hussain Salman scored twice for the visitors while Hamad Alanezi and substitutes Abuda (Adailson Pereira Coelho) and Abdulrahman Mubarak also netted one goal each for their team while striker Sebastian Gaston Merlo made a hat-trick for the hosts but it was not enough for the Vietnamese side to overcome.

SHB Danang faced some difficulties when they had only 14 players and two goalkeepers in their line-up and coach Le Huynh Duc’s players showed poor performance in the first leg. Moreover, Danang failed to defend their title in the V-League last season, they just ranked sixth in the ranking table.

However, coach Le Huynh Duc welcomed back hotshot striker Sebastian Gaston Merlo for the Vietnamese side in the game. The Argentinean forwarder, who has scored five goals in the tournament so far, was suspended for the first leg in Bahrain last week.

Meanwhile, Al Riffa coach Jose Garrido was confident that his team would become the first team to reach the AFC Cup last four. Winning by three goals gave Al Riffa a big advantage ahead of the return game at Danang’s home ground.

The visitors placed more pressure on the Danang defending lines right from the start and Husain Salman opened the score for Al Riffa just nine minutes into the game.

After the goal, Danang bound back and created some scoring chances and Sebastian Gaston Merlo equalized the game in the 14th minute after receiving the ball from Phan Thanh Hung’s cross and Nicolas missed the best chance as his shot was denied by Al Riffa goalkeeper Mahmoud Abdulla in the 35th minute.

But the home side took an advance in the end of the first half as Merlo scored his second goal when he made no mistake in a penalty kick.

Al Riffa dominated the game in the second half as their forwarders put more pressure on Danang defending line and Husain Salman leveled the score for his team in the 51st minute

Danang’s hopes faded as Alanezi put the visitors in front shortly afterwards and first-half substitute Abuda extended the lead in the 72nd minute. However, Merlo completed his hat-trick in the 82nd minute before Mubarak finalized the at 5-3 in stoppage time to secure a 8-3 win on aggregate for Al Riffa.

SHB Danang advanced to the quarterfinal round of the AFC Cup after beating another Vietnamese representative Becamex Binh Duong 4-3 in the qualifying round. The former V-League champions ended their group competition as Group H’s winners with an unbeaten record, three points ahead of Port Authority FC from Thailand. SHB Danang were in Group H with Thai champions Port Authority FC, Wofoo Tai Po from Hong Kong and Geylang United from Singapore.