Southeast Asian press praised the brave performance of U23 Philippines

Having a euphoric spirit after the 3-0 victory over U23 Indonesia, U23 Vietnam played confidently and completely overwhelmed U23 Philippines. However, due to poor finishing, Tien Linh and his teammates were held to a 0-0 draw.

This result makes U23 Vietnam still temporarily ranked 2nd in Group A of SEA Games 31 men’s football with 4 points after 2 matches like U23 Philippines, but behind because of the goal difference.

Commenting on the match at Viet Tri Stadium, News Delivers commented, U23 Vietnam played dominantly most of the time but could not penetrate the Philippine U23 net. Despite being under a lot of pressure, “Azkals” still showed an extraordinary performance and won a valuable point.

Evaluation of the match, ABS-CBN newspaper said that it was the tight defensive play and the ability to maintain high concentration for most of the match that helped Philippines U23 bankrupt the goal of winning 3 points. of U23 Vietnam.

According to Spin (Philippines), a brave performance against the defending champion U23 Vietnam helped U23 Philippines win a valuable point. That helps them maintain the top spot in Group A and increase their chances of winning tickets to the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games.

ESPN Southeast Asia version said that U23 Vietnam played overwhelmingly and created a lot of opportunities to eat, but the ability to take advantage of opportunities is still not really good. For their part, goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad and his teammates in the U23 Philippines shirt had a brave performance to win 1 point.