Nguyen Manh Tran Nearly Ended His Career After Red Card Against Indonesia

Nguyen Manh Tran, the Vietnam goalkeeper, revealed that his career nearly came to an end after receiving a red card in a match against the Indonesia national football team during the 2016 AFF Championship — an incident that happened nearly eight years ago.

The critical moment occurred in the 76th minute when Vietnam was defending an Indonesia corner kick. Nguyen Manh committed a serious foul in an aerial challenge against Bayu Pradana while attempting to punch the ball — resulting in an immediate red card.

With their goalkeeper sent off, Vietnam lost momentum. Indonesia capitalized on the situation to equalize and eventually progress to the final, having previously secured a 2-1 win in the first leg.