Faisal Halim: 'Vietnam punishes Malaysia's mistake'
"The whole team was very disappointed. We came here to win, the whole team prepared very well to take the three points. But then the team was punished for the mistakes," Halim said after the 0-3 loss on Sunday. My Dinh Stadium on December 27.
Vietnam opened the scoring in the 28th minute when Nguyen Tien Linh jumped high to receive Do Hung Dung's corner kick, hitting the ground to hit goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi's net. But just five minutes later, the team was in a position to kick when Nguyen Van Toan was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. However, Malaysia could not take advantage of the advantage to equalize.
At the 60th minute, Azam Azmi retaliated, slamming his shoe into Doan Van Hau's head outside the boundary line after a collision. Referee according to the law, give Vietnam a penalty and disqualify the Malaysian player. Que Ngoc Hai kicked the 11m ball to double the difference. In the 82nd minute, the home team set the score 3-0 when substitute Nguyen Quang Hai poked a slot for Nguyen Hoang Duc to poke through goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi.
Malaysian fans were angry with referee Ryuji Sato with the decision to blow the penalty and show Azam Azmi a red card. They think that Van Hau made a mistake first, so the punishment is too heavy. However, Halim is very restrained when it comes to Japanese referees.
The captain midfielder said: "We can't talk about the referee. He does his job, we do ours. But the team has many young players, and they need to learn from them. what happens at My Dinh Personal mistakes punish the team But as captain, I won't criticize my teammates I need to stand by them and encourage them. played well and this individual mistake will give him a lesson to grow up."
Faisal Halim said Malaysia had started well, but conceding a goal after a corner kick brought morale down. However, the team quickly regained the position when they were overplayed, as Van Toan received a second yellow card. Malaysia was overwhelming and while increasing the pressure to attack, Azam made a mistake, causing the match to turn in a disadvantageous direction for Malaysia.
Malaysia has the same 6 points as Vietnam but plays more than one match. The team will rest in the fourth round, before taking on Singapore in the last round of Group B on January 3, 2023. Coach Kim Pan-go's army still holds the right to self-determination, and will enter the semi-finals if they win Singapore.
