Nepal knocked out of Asian Cup, losing to Vietnam by 1 goal

Kathmandu – Nepal has failed to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup to be held in Saudi Arabia next year. Nepal was defeated 1-0 by Vietnam in its fourth match of the third round at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Vietnam last night.

An own goal scored by Nepal’s Suman Shrestha in the fifth minute of the first half proved decisive for Vietnam. Nepal has been eliminated from the qualifiers with two matches to spare after losing to Vietnam.

Earlier, Nepal was defeated by Vietnam 3-1. Similarly, it was defeated by Malaysia 2-0 and Laos 2-1. Nepal is at the last position in the points table with no points. Now Nepal has to play home matches against Malaysia and Laos.