Vietnam's national team receives a flood of praise from fans

With a 3-1 victory over the national Malaysia team on the evening of March 31st, the national team of Vietnam received a flood of praise from domestic football fans.

Vietnam's national team convincingly secured a 3-1 victory over Malaysia's national team in the final match of the third qualifying round for the 2027 Asian Cup. With the three points earned, Coach Kim Sang Sik and his players repaid the debt from their previous away defeat in the first leg. Fans also lavished praise on the "Golden Star Warriors" as the final whistle blew.

"Son is only about 60-70% of his peak form, but that's more than enough to outperform domestic forwards. At this level, I hope Dinh Bac joins the national team and combines with Son to see how it goes. This promises to be a forward pair worth waiting for in the national team of Vietnam in the coming period", Facebook Tran Dung shared his personal view.

"It must be acknowledged that Duy Manh played really well in this match, truly embodying the captain's role, looking exactly like Hai Que during Hai Que's captaincy period for the national team. Duy Manh played calmly, intercepted accurately, with no flaws to criticize. Taking Duy Manh out immediately destabilized the defense", Facebook Phan Dat praised Duy Manh.

"Malaysia, without its seven naturalized players, is exposed immediately. Only Faisal Halim alone is insufficient for Malaysia to achieve anything against the national team of Vietnam. Son scored a brace, but I feel Son can still improve and become more dangerous in the future. The combination of Son and Hen has become much more harmonious after a long period of not playing together.

In the future, if Son regains his best form, this pair will be even more formidable. Filip also played very well in this match, arguably a successful redemption. Congratulations to the national team of Vietnam for deserving victory over Malaysia", Facebook Steve Nguyen expects Son and Hen to improve in the future.

"This match must be said that the national team of Vietnam played exceptionally well. The game was open, both teams attacked aggressively from the early minutes, the national team utilized opportunities better to control the match. Malaysia also had many chances to score but failed to capitalize, becoming increasingly frantic.

In the second half, the national team of Vietnam could have scored more goals but also missed opportunities. The most commendable in the match were Son and Hen, this pair was highly coordinated. Just a slight regret that Hen still hasn't scored his first goal for the national team of Vietnam", Facebook Hoai Vu hopes Hen scores his first goal for Vietnam's national team.

"The offense and defense of the national team of Vietnam performed well in this match. Now strengthening the midfield and interception further would be perfect. Watching Malaysia's attacks penetrate the middle too easily, fortunately Malaysia's attack was blunt", Facebook Xuan Tung Nguyen hopes the midfield is strengthened further.

"A bit regretful because this match couldn't exceed a 4-0 victory as opportunities were clearly much greater but not fully utilized. A heavier win like 4-0 would have repaid Malaysia fully for the previous naturalization issue. Having Son and Hen shows Malaysia that not only Malays know how to naturalize players.

But overall, this match was still very exciting. The national team of Vietnam had many dribbling moves forcing Malaysian players to chase the ball like chasing ghosts, similar to the recent U23 SEA Games match. Congratulations to the national team of Vietnam", Facebook Nguyen Yui praised Vietnam's national team.

After the match against Malaysia's national team, Vietnam's national team will have a break of over three months for players to return to their clubs to complete the 2025/2026 season. Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team are expected to regroup in early July to prepare for the ASEAN Cup 2026 taking place in late July and early August.