Malaysian fans were lively in their remarks about Vietnam's 3-1 triumph against Nepal during the 2027 Asian Cup qualification round.
In the third match of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Vietnam secured a 3-1 win against Nepal, earning three more points on their path to the finals. Vietnam completely controlled the game, scoring early through Tiến Linh but allowed Nepal to equalize before the first half ended.
In the second half, thanks to relentless efforts, Xuân Mạnh and Văn Vĩ scored successively to seal the victory for the home team.
Following the match, many Malaysian fans showed interest in Vietnam's performance. On the Southeast Asian football forum, numerous comments appeared:
"Watch out for Nepal, they might file a complaint to FIFA,"many Malaysian supporters posted similar remarks after the game.
"I wonder if there are any Argentine players currently playing for Nepal."
"Nepal will probably have to submit player data after the match."
However, it should be noted that Coach Kim Sang Sik and the Vietnam team emphasized they are not concerned about FIFA's sanctions on Malaysia, focusing solely on their two matches against Nepal.
"Nepal seems like they are training with their team while Vietnam couldn’t even advance further,"shared another Malaysian fan.
"Vietnam is too focused on the Malaysian team that they couldn’t even take the lead against Nepal in the first half.”
"The referee was too harsh on the Nepalese player. I don’t understand why that incident resulted in a red card."
"Keep it up Nepal, Malaysia is cheering for you."
"Nepal parked the bus heavily, but Vietnam’s performance was not very impressive."
With this win, Vietnam gained 3 more points and temporarily holds second place on the leaderboard since Malaysia also won their previous match against Laos. On October 14, the two teams will face each other again at Thống Nhất Stadium.