(Dan Tri) – U23 Vietnam beat U23 Malaysia with a score of 2-0 thanks to goals from Van Khang and Minh Khoa.
Defeating U23 Malaysia, U23 Vietnam opened the door to the quarterfinals of the Asian tournament
U23 Vietnam plays against U23 Malaysia in the second match of Group D of the U23 Asia 2024 group stage at Khalifa Stadium (Qatar).
U23 Vietnam played a high-level pressing game to preempt the opponent, however U23 Vietnam could not control the game to pressure the opponent.
Nguyen Manh Hung clears the ball in front of Tierney (Photo: AFC).
The two teams struggled for a long period of the first half.
The turning point of the match came in the 39th minute, Van Khang made a perfect free kick from a distance of about 22 meters. The ball spun high into the goal, leaving the U23 Malaysia goalkeeper unable to block it.
Entering the second half, U23 Vietnam players controlled the game well and did not allow the opponent to easily approach Van Chuan’s goal.
U23 Malaysia could not rise up to attack strongly after conceding a goal (Photo: AFC).
Being 2 goals ahead, U23 Malaysia somewhat gave up, this team only really rose strongly in the final minutes of the match.
In the late match in the second match, U23 Uzbekistan won 5-0 against U23 Kuwait.
Overwhelming U23 Malaysia, U23 Vietnam has a chance to win the ticket to continue
In the opening match of the U23 Asian Championship, U23 Vietnam won 3-1 against Kuwait.
Obviously, that brings great motivation to coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team in the decisive match at 8:00 p.m. today (April 20).
The Malaysian press pointed this out clearly.
Expert: `U23 Malaysia is not too weak compared to U23 Vietnam`
Coach Tran Cong Minh commented that U23 Vietnam can win against U23 Malaysia.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s U23 Vietnam defeated U23 Malaysia at the Southeast Asia tournament last August (Photo: Do Minh Quan).
How do you evaluate U23 Malaysia’s opponent U23 Vietnam in the upcoming match?
– I observed the match between U23 Malaysia and U23 Uzbekistan and realized that the Southeast Asian team was not too strong.
However, that could be because Malaysia encountered a much stronger opponent, Uzbekistan, in the opening match.
Before U23 Vietnam, U23 Malaysia may be different.
In my opinion, in Group D of this year’s Asia U23 tournament, only Uzbekistan is outstandingly strong, the remaining three teams including U23 Vietnam, Malaysia and Kuwait do not have much difference.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan made a special request to U23 Vietnam in the match against Malaysia
Sharing about U23 Vietnam’s preparation for this key match, coach Hoang Anh Tuan said: `As we know, Dinh Bac is injured and cannot participate in the match. The second case is
Losing two positions is also a challenge for the coaching staff.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is very confident before the match against Malaysia (Photo: VFF).
Dinh Bac suffered an ankle injury and had to say goodbye to the tournament.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan emphasized: `In the first match against U23 Kuwait, we still have many things to consider, review and correct. Therefore, I will definitely have to warn the players not to make mistakes.
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