National soccer team's 2-0 warm-up win over Vietnam sparks buzz
With the national football team 2-0 victory over the Vietnamese team's warm-up match came to an end, the Vietnamese media vnexpress quickly voiced (below), although the indignation, but have to admit that the Chinese team's performance is not ideal, the whole game possession rate of only 37%, the number of shots on goal is only 3 times.
Vietnam outnumbered but fail to bounce back as Troussier leads team to 0-2 friendly loss, Nguyen Kim Linh receives red card
Caption: Vietnam lost to China despite being outnumbered.
Subtitle: Troussier-led side lose 0-2 in a friendly as Nguyen Kim Ling sees red.
The article begins with a glance at the international rankings of the two sides, with China in 80th place, 15 places above Vietnam. It's worth noting that the Vietnamese hosts have two naturalized players - Jiang Guangtai and Li Ke. The article then analyzes China's current predicament, pointing out that the national team struggled to win both warm-up matches last month, suggesting that this friendly match is of great significance to the Chinese team, and could even be seen as a revenge for the 1-3 defeat against Vietnam more than a year ago.
Highlights of the warm-up match between the national football team and Vietnam
Talking about the match itself, the media recognized Vietnam's performance in the first half, with 65% ball possession. However, in the second half, the Vietnamese team became more and more courageous and offensive. The article noted that Ong Thu Minh was the first to break the deadlock before Vietnamese player Nguyen Kim Linh was sent off with a red card in the 89th minute. Despite the fact that Vietnam was playing with one less player, the Chinese team easily controlled the situation by virtue of their numerical advantage. Wu Lei's second goal cemented the victory. The writer commented, "Even though the Spaniard's striker was not impressive for more than 90 minutes, he left his mark as captain."
After Wu Lei's goal, the ecstatic celebrations of national soccer coach Jankovic were also met with media banter as a reflection of the importance of victory for the team, although the celebrations weren't enough to hide China's 37 percent possession and three shots on goal statistics.
It was obvious that the Vietnamese team was dissatisfied with the victory of the national soccer team. Despite Vietnam's superiority in the content of the game, the Chinese team was slightly better in terms of game experience and chance taking. It can be said that both teams have their own strengths and weaknesses.
From the first half, the performance of the national soccer team was really unsatisfactory, which gave Vietnam a wrong impression that the Chinese team was nothing more than that. In the second half, if the Vietnamese team puts in more effort, victory may be just around the corner. Jankovic's tactical adjustments at halftime successfully disrupted the opponent's deployment and expectations.
It is worth mentioning that the media also consulted the international referee in Vietnam about the red card penalty for the Vietnamese player and found the decision to be fair.
