ANTD.VN - On the evening of March 26, 2024, the Vietnam National Team continued to disappoint when they lost 0-3 to Indonesia right at home at My Dinh Stadium, in the 4th match of Group F, the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

A few days after the 0-1 away defeat, the Vietnam national team continued to experience a match to forget and lost 0-3 to Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium, where this opponent had not won in the past 20 years.

Tien Linh disappoints with Vietnam National Team (Photo: VNN)

Entering the match, Coach Troussier changed 3 positions in the starting lineup compared to the match 5 days ago. That is the presence from the beginning of striker Tien Linh, midfielder Van Khang and defender Van Thanh... replacing Dinh Bac, Nham Manh Dung and Minh Trong.

However, these changes did not bring about results for the home team. On the contrary, the loose and superficial defense made Coach Troussier's team concede easier goals than in the first leg.

In the 9th minute, from a corner kick by Thom Haye, center back Jay Idzes ran up unmarked, comfortably headed the ball into the ground, opening the score for the away team. A situation where Jay Idzes scored as if there was no one around.

In the 23rd minute, Vietnam's defense was again careless, allowing naturalized player Ragnar Oratmangoen to break into the penalty area before shooting diagonally past goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, raising the score to 2-0 for Indonesia.

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My Dinh Stadium was "dead silent" before two consecutive goals in just over 10 minutes from the away team. It was even more disappointing to know that Oratmangoen had not scored since 2021, until he scored against the Vietnamese team.

Meanwhile, coach Troussier frantically sent striker Dinh Bac onto the field to replace Van Thanh in search of a goal. However, the opportunities created by the Vietnamese team were not sharp enough to break through the Indonesian net in the first 45 minutes.

In the second half, the French strategist brought in 4 names to refresh but did not include Quang Hai, the domestic player who is leading the list of V-League 2023/24 top scorers with 5 goals. The names that appeared were Thanh Long, Van Toan, Tan Tai and Minh Trong.

Despite their best efforts, these players were not enough to make a difference for the Vietnamese team. Not only that, in the 8th minute of extra time, striker Sananta kicked the ball into an empty net from close range, sealing the score at 3-0 for Indonesia.

This is our third consecutive loss to the team from the archipelago. In these three matches, the Vietnamese team did not score any goals.

The 0-3 loss has left Vietnam far from their ambition to reach the final qualifying round, with only 3 points after 4 matches. In Group F, Iraq leads and is certain to advance with 12 points, while Indonesia ranks second with 7 points.

Tieu Lam