The Vietnamese scored 2 easy goals and took advantage of an own goal from Matthew Hartmann to rout the Philippines in the last 30minutes of the match.
Despite the decent score, the Vietnamese actually dominated the Philippines at all facets of the game. The Azkals could barely get out of their own half of the field, and the Vietnamese goalkeeper was barely tested in the second half.
If it wasn't for the individual brilliance of Azkal goalkeeper Roland Muller, the score would have been 10-1. Muller singlehandedly kept the Viets from finding the back of the net, even on one-on-one situations.
The Azkals defense was so bad that Muller was put in jeopardy for almost the entire second half. Twice, Muller had to go with kick saves to stop the Viets from scoring, both of which pitted Muller against a Viet attacker and no Azkal defender in sight. On another occasion, Muller made a brilliant one handed save.
But Hartmann's own goal opened the floodgates for Vietnam and they scored a second goal 5 minutes after that.
The Azkals play against Timor-Leste on November 7.
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