Courtesy: Vietnam News


Viet Nam third at futsal tourney

Viet Nam pocketed a bronze medal at the International Futsal (indoor football) Tournament Ha Noi 2011, losing 2-3 to Uzbekistan in the last round on Sunday at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace.

Viet Nam opened the score in the early minutes of the second half after an own goal by one of Uzbekistan's defenders during a rapid attack from Viet Nam.

Only several minutes later the visitors levelled the result and continued to raise it to 3-1, exploiting a little confusion among Vietnamese players following the earlier goal.

Despite great efforts by Viet Nam, the team could only make it 2-3 during the last seconds of the match. Luu Quynh Toan made a straight shot to beat goalie Umarov Rustam.

The win pushed Uzbekistan to the top podium while Viet Nam ranked third. In an earlier game, Qatar drew 2-2 with China and took the silver medal.

Uzbekistan's Yunusov Artur, who scored a hattrick yesterday, was voted as the best player of the tournament. Artur and Viet Nam's Toan share the best scorer title. Uzbekistan's Rustam (Futsalplanet note: Umarov, Rustam is the first name!) was also voted as the best goalkeeper of the tourney.




Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com