Defeating Malaysia U23, Vietnam U23 created the ‘dream final’ with Thailand U23

Coach Park Hang-seo has launched the squad that is considered the most optimal at this time of U23 Vietnam when facing U23 Malaysia.

Entering the game cautiously, U23 Malaysia played with a low squad, defended with a large number and the first half of the match took place in favor of defending champion U23 Vietnam. However, there were not too many dangerous situations created by the two teams. The most notable are the two situations of U23 Vietnam created by Tien Linh in the 27th and 42nd minutes.

Like the first half, the second half was still a tight match created by the two teams. Although the ball holding rate is much higher than the opponent, the students of Coach Park Hang-seo have difficulty accessing the goal of the goalkeeper on the Malaysian side.

Towards the end of the match, the atmosphere of the match became hotter when the players on both sides always played fiercely. The game is still deadlocked with teachers and coaches Park Hang-seo in front of the defensive play of the majority of Malaysian U23 players.

The second half ended with the score 0 – 0 and the two teams had to enter into 2 extra periods.

Here, Tien Linh scored the decisive goal in the 111th minute, helping Vietnam U23 win a dramatic victory, thereby winning tickets to the final of the gold medal.

In the first semi-final match between U23 Thailand and U23 Indonesia, a classy goal from Weerathep Pomhun in extra time helped Coach Mano Polking’s team win 1-0 to bring Thailand U23 to the final of the gold medal. .

The highlight is the fact that the referee has drawn 3 red cards for U23 Indonesia and 1 for Thailand U23 after rough errors by players on both sides.

The final match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand took place on May 22 at My Dinh Stadium (Hanoi).