Nepal had to play with 10 players in the second half after Nepal's Laken Limbu received a red card in the injury time of the first half.
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Nepal lost to Vietnam in the third round of Asia Cup football qualifiers on Thursday. Nepal lost 3-1 in the Group 'F' match at Go Dau Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nepal scored the first goal in 11 minutes. Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Linh scored a goal from inside the box without giving any chance to Nepali goalkeeper Kiran Chemzong.
After 5 minutes, Nepal scored a goal and tied the game. In the 17th minute, Sanish Shrestha scored a goal with a header from Nepal's Rohan Karki's corner.
Nepal had to play with 10 players in the second half after Nepal's Laken Limbu received a red card in the injury time of the first half. After fighting the Vietnamese player in the box, Laken received a straight red card, while Vietnam received a penalty . Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long's penalty kick was saved by goalkeeper Kiran Limbu.
Nepal faced two goals in the second half of the game where the first match was 1-1. Vietnamese players added goals in the 67th and 72nd minutes.
In Group F, Malaysia is on top with 9 points from 3 matches. Behind the team is Vietnam in second place with 6 points and Laos in third place with 3 points. After that, Nepal is scoreless. On Thursday, Malaysia defeated Laos 3-0.
Earlier, Nepal had lost to Vietnam in both legs of Asia Cup qualifiers in 2003. The Nepali team lost 2-0 in the second leg in Oman and 5-0 in the first leg in South Korea.
