Now Nepal will have four days rest and will face Vietnam again in the match on Tuesday. Nepal had to play this game in Vietnamese soil after the Dashrath Stadium was disqualified for international football.
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Nepal suffered its third consecutive defeat in Group F of the Asia Cup football qualifiers on Wednesday. This time, Nepal was defeated by Vietnam 3-1 at its home. Nepal held Vietnam to a 1-1 draw until the first half at Go Dau Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.
It was going on, probably Nepal will be able to get at least one point. But Nepal played the second half with 10 players. This was the additional advantage that Vietnam gained in the game. Laken Limbu was forced to leave the field on a straight red card. It became like a decisive mode of the game. Vietnam took the lead in the ninth minute when Nguyen Tin Lin scored.
Nepal equalized in the 17th minute. This goal was in the name of Sanish Shrestha. He headed Rohan Karki's free-kick and turned it into a goal. It was his first international goal for Nepal. In the 67th minute of the game, Vietnam took the lead for the second time. Pham Xun Manh scored the goal. At the 72nd minute of the game, Negyun Van Vi scored the third goal to secure the team's victory at home.
Although Vietnam scored in the 25th minute, it was not recognized due to offside. In the next match of the group, Malaysia easily beat Laos 3-0. This is Malaysia's third win in a row. With this, the team has 9 points. Vietnam took the second place with 6 points. Laos is limited to 3 points and is in the third place, while Nepal has not collected any points yet. After the
game, Matt Ross, the head coach of the Nepalese team, said, "First of all, congratulations to Vietnam for this victory. It was an impressive victory for Vietnam. Despite the defeat, I am happy with the Nepali team's performance. Nepal has given a good response in the situation of being behind by one goal. When we lost a player with a red card, the whole situation changed and then it was difficult for us.'' He further added, 'We could not create enough opportunities after that. Now we will analyze this game and try to find out where the weakness came from. Then we will try to improve.'
Now Nepal will have four days rest and will face Vietnam again in the match on Tuesday. After the Dasharath Stadium was disqualified for international football, Nepal had to play this game in Vietnamese land.
Young player Kushal Deuba made his debut for Nepal from Thursday's match. He entered the field in the 85th minute in place of Ayush Ghalan. His reaction after the game was, "I am very happy with my debut." But it is equally sad when the team loses. I had worked hard to play for the national team and was waiting for such an opportunity. He has already played for the national team of the age group.
