The goal by Vietnam’s Nguyen Minh Tri against Guatemala on September 11 at the Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 has been chosen as the second best goal of the tournament, voted for by the users of FIFA.com.

Earlier, his goal was selected as one of the tournament’s top 10 goals.

Player Nguyen Minh Tri

Bringing a high ball expertly under control on the touchline, Tri cut in past his marker and unleashed an unstoppable drive into the roof of the net. He scored a hat-trick to help Vietnam beat Guatemala 4-2 in their opening game at the World Cup.

Thailand’s Suphawut Thueanklang won the best goal award. The Thai player earned the admiration and praise of readers, who voted en masse for their favorite goal of Colombia 2016. In total, an impressive 37,800 votes were cast, with more than 80 percent going to Thueanklang’s audacious strike against the Cuban team.

The goal coming in third was scored by Morocco’s Adil Habil, who caught Spain keeper Paco Sedano by surprise with a superb curling effort from his own half, though it did not prevent the Spanish from emerging 4-3 winners.

Earlier, Vietnam’s team won the fair play award following its impressive performance at the event for only getting four yellow in four matches, earning a ticket to compete in round 16 of the event.

Vietnam beat Guatemala 4-2 and lost to Paraguay and Italy 1-7 and 0-2 in the group round. In the round of 16, Vietnam lost to Russia 0-7.

The tournament wrapped up in Colombia on October 2, with Argentina claiming the title after defeating Russia 5-4. Iran took third place after a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Portugal following a 2-2 draw.

Source: VNA