Wasting the opportunity, U23 Vietnam shared points with U23 Philippines

With the home field advantage, enthusiastic cheers from the audience and determination to beat the Philippines, the U23 Vietnam players entered the game excitedly. The home team continuously created dangerous turbulent balls towards the opponent’s goal. However, the Philippine defense made it difficult for Tien Linh and his teammates despite holding the ball more and making more efforts to finish.

The most remarkable phase of the first half belonged to Cong To in the 14th minute. After the release of the ball by Phan Tuan Tai, Cong To finished very quickly, but the ball still did not go into the net of the Philippines. The first 45 minutes ended with a 0-0 result.

In the second half, Vietnam had a change when Van Xuan, Hoang Anh and then Van Tung, Hai Long entered the field to bring freshness to the attack. However, it is still not easy for Vietnam to penetrate the net or create many dangerous balls towards the Philippines.

In the 75th minute, Tien Long had a dangerous shot from a distance, but the ball went wide of the Philippines goal. Unable to concede the opponent’s net, Vietnam accepted to share points with the Philippines. Thus, after this match, the Philippines is still at the top of the table with 4 points. They have the same score as Vietnam but are ahead by more than the difference.

Vietnam U23 squad: Van Toan (GK), Viet Anh, Thanh Binh, Tien Long, Van Do, Hung Dung (Hai Long 76′), Hoang Duc, Cong Den (Hoang Anh 46′), Tuan Tai (Van Xuan 46′), Tien Linh, Manh Dung (Van Tung 62′)

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