Holding a draw, defending champion U23 Korea, U23 Vietnam light the door to pass the group stage

Compared to the match against Thailand U23, U23 Vietnam had a stronger force in the match against Korea U23 when Nguyen Thanh Binh and Ly Cong Hoang Anh returned to the starting lineup. Coach Gong Oh-kyun’s team kept the 4-1-4-1 formation, but played more cautiously, reducing the pressing distance from high to the middle to prevent Korea U23 from rotating the ball.

Video: Vietnam U23 draws with Korea U23

U23 Vietnam’s defense was under great pressure from the first minutes of the match. In the second minute, Kim Tae Hwan penetrated the penalty area and finished the dangerous left foot, causing Bui Hoang Viet Anh to roll and save.

In the 8th minute, Luong Duy Cuong lost the ball in a dangerous position, creating an opportunity for Park Jeong In to drop down to face goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan. However, Thanh Binh rolled the ball to the rescue narrowly.

In the 11th minute, Eom Jin Sung escaped from danger on the left wing and stretched for Jeong Sang Bin to head close to the wall, but the ball went over the crossbar.

3 minutes later, goalkeeper Van Chuan again dumped the saver before the Korean U23 striker’s close-range kick. U23 Vietnam’s defense played with a lack of concentration when constantly revealing space for the opponent to exploit, when Viet Anh broke the slide, so that the opponent could comfortably finish.

After the first 30 minutes, Korea U23 held the ball 74% of the time and finished 8 times. U23 Vietnam’s defense struggled to withstand the pressure and when the defenders were subdued, it was goalkeeper Van Chuan’s turn to speak.

Minute 42, the keeper of Hanoi FC had a spectacular dive to deny Eom Jin Sung’s dangerous one-shot shot. This is Van Chuan’s third save, only counting the time of the first half.

In the second half, the Korean U23 renewed the attack with Cho Young Wook, and the player who used to work with coach Gong Oh-kyun at the U20 World Cup 2019 proved his charm to score. In the 64th minute, Cho Young Wook smartly moved into the gap on the left wing of U23 Vietnam, then hit a dangerous footprint that made Van Chuan go into the net to pick up the ball.

U23 Vietnam tried to push the team up to attack, causing U23 Korea to make a defensive mistake in the 76th minute. Nguyen Van Tung came down to face the Korean goalkeeper, forcing Lee Jin Yong to make a mistake and receive a second yellow card. two, the direct red card equivalent.

7 minutes after the advantage, U23 Vietnam brought the match back to the starting line. In the 83rd minute, Tuan Tai stretched from the dangerous left wing for Tien Long to finish with the outside of his right foot and hit the Korean U23 net, bringing the match back to the starting line.

U23 Vietnam controlled the match well in the remaining minutes, in the context of U23 Korea piled up. Although not scoring more goals, but 1 point against the defending champion Korea is enough for teachers and students Gong Oh-kyun to open the door to pass the group stage.

If U23 Malaysia wins in the last match, U23 Vietnam will almost certainly be in the quarterfinals.

Final results: U23 Vietnam 1-1 U23 South Korea (Cho Young Wook 64′, Tien Long 83′)