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Vietnam beat Mongolia 4-2 in Asian Games opener

By Hoang Nguyen       SEP. 19, 2023

Vietnam's football team secured a victory against Mongolia in their first game at the 2023 Asian Games Tuesday, before playing much tougher opponents Iran and Saudi Arabia.

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  • 90'+4
    Mongolia scored another

    In the last minute of the game, Mongolia got another goal from keeper Van Chuan's mistake. The referee also blew the final whistle after this goal and the game ended with a 4-2 victory for Vietnam.

  • 90'

    A cross over the keeper's reach put Vi Hao facing the empty net, but he took it over the bar with the header. Four minutes are added to the second half.

  • 79'

    Quoc Viet is still finding another goal to complete his hattrick, as he dribbled from the flank inside the box before hitting it over the bar.

  • 75'

    The new sub Nam Hai made an excellent through ball for Nguyen Hoang, who faced the keeper and finished off target.

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    Vietnam beat Mongolia 4-2 in Asian Games opener

  • 69'

    Vietnam continued to make more substitutions. Bui Vi Hao and Tran Nam Hai are in for Thanh Nhan and Duc Phu. The team will play Iran in two days that's why coach Hoang Anh Tuan had to sub key players out early to save their stamina.

  • 64'
    4-1 for Vietnam!

    Minh Trong broke the offside trap and received the through pass before passing to the substitution Nguyen Hoang for the return. Hoang made an easy tap-in to put Vietnam back on a three-goal lead.

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    Vietnam beat Mongolia 4-2 in Asian Games opener

  • 58'

    Nguyen Duc Phu was booked after a dangerous tackle. Vietnam replaced Xuan Tien with Vo Nguyen Hoang.

  • 51'

    Vietnam responded with a counter-attack and the ball was delivered to Quoc Viet at a scoring position, but he missed the chance to get a hattrick with a shot over the bar.

  • 50'

    After the goal, Mongolia continued to put pressure on Vietnam.

  • 47'
    Mongolia got one back

    A mistake by Thai Son created a chance for Uuganbat Batmönkh to run into the box before finishing simply to beat keeper Van Chuan.

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    Vietnam beat Mongolia 4-2 in Asian Games opener

Facing a weaker opponent, Vietnam have a chance to win and get closer to the knockout round of Asian Games men’s football.

Three points will also strengthen Vietnam's opportunity to be in the top three teams of group B with two strong opponents Saudi Arabia and Iran.

With position 183 on the FIFA ranking, Mongolia have never been highly rated in international tournaments, and Asian Games this year is only the second time they have participated since 1998.

Mongolia Olympic players at Asian Games. Photo by MFF

Mongolia Olympic players at Asian Games. Photo by MFF
 
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