Southeast Asian fans actively comment on Vietnam's 1-0 victory over Nepal

14/10/2025 22:55:00 ChampionChatter

Southeast Asian supporters were surprised that Vietnam only managed a narrow 1-0 win against Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

The second leg between Vietnam and Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers ended with a 1-0 score in favor of the home team. In the first half, the white-clad team struggled due to the wet pitch, which directly affected the accuracy of their plays. The surprise came at the 5th minute when, after a corner kick, Hiểu Minh headed the ball causing Suman Shrestha to score an own goal, giving Vietnam the lead.

CĐV Đông Nam Á phản ứng trái chiều sa 722218 — Photo: VFF

However, in the second half, Duy Mạnh and his teammates could no longer maintain pressure as Nepal started to push forward aggressively. They even created some dangerous chances but failed to score.

After the match, many Southeast Asian fans expressed astonishment that the host team at Thống Nhất Stadium only managed a slim margin against a relatively weak opponent. On the Asean Football page, many commented:

"Is this really Vietnam’s national team? It’s just Nepal, yet it was so tough. And the only goal was an own goal by Nepal", an Indonesian fan commented after the first half ended.

"It seems the heavy rain prevented Vietnam from scoring more goals."

"One goal in the first half, unbelievable for Vietnam."

"Nepal played strongly and better in this match. Congratulations to Nepal; they are improving a lot.""

"Vietnam played better in the first half of this game."

"Go Vietnam, 'drown' the fake team, we Indonesians are waiting for you, let’s head together to the 2027 Asian Cup.""

"Poor finishing last match, and this time just unlucky."

The 1-0 result gave Vietnam 3 more points and kept them in second place in Group F. However, creating over 20 shots but scoring only one goal (an own goal by the opponent) remains a big question for Coach Kim Sang Sik’s team. Meanwhile, Nepal has every reason to be proud of their brave performance against the hosts.

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