Duy Manh choked with emotion when recalling the moment the team ‘came back to life’ in the 90+7 minute

Duy Manh shared: “This away match was not easy. We worked hard until the last minute to regain 1 point. The goal brought a lot of emotions.”

According to Duy Manh’s assessment, the artificial turf surface causes many difficulties for players, even those who competed in the SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019. He said: “Bounces are extremely uncomfortable. We tried to adapt as best we could. We didn’t give up in any situation, trying to get 1 point was difficult, we will have meetings to learn from experience come up with the most optimal plan to compete good, aiming for the best results against any opponent, especially the upcoming match against Myanmar at Viet Tri’s home field.”

Sharing the same opinion as his students, coach Kim Sang-sik commented: “This was a very difficult match for the Vietnamese team. We could not score or create many good enough opportunities in the first half. However, The players worked harder in the second half, after being behind, and then got the equalizer at the last minute. With this result, the team is wide open to enter the semi-finals, right on schedule.”

The Korean strategist expressed his admiration for his students’ will to compete: “I need to say thank you to the players. They tried their best, did not give up and tried to the end to win.” got a goal at the last minute. I think this is a miracle thanks to the efforts. I would also like to thank the fans for continuing to support the team.”

When asked about the decision to rotate the force by bringing in many new players compared to the previous match, coach Kim Sang Sik said: “Using different personnel for each match certainly has a certain impact.” “But overall today, this did not have a negative impact, because the players still performed well in their positions on the field until the end of the match.”

In this match, the scorer for the Vietnamese team was Doan Ngoc Tan. This is also the first goal of the Thanh Hoa Club midfielder at the national team level. He also shared the difficulties the whole team encountered: “We were lucky to get a point at the last minute because the Philippines played very uncomfortably. The players were not used to the artificial field because of the hardness of the field and the bounce of the field. The ball is very different. As everyone can see, I have scratches on all my limbs, it is very difficult to play on this field. However, the team always tries its best in this tournament, so the match is very important Finally, against Myanmar, we will continue to try to win three points.”