Fans on the pedestrian street Nguyen Hue dance and celebrate the victory of U23 Vietnam

Tonight (June 8), the team U23 Vietnam opened the 3rd match of the group stage of the AFC U23 Championship 2022 against rival Malaysia U23

This is the second tournament in these five pedestrian streets to install a large screen for Ho Chi Minh City fans to watch live matches of U23 Vietnam after SEA Games 31, the tournament where the team won the gold medal.

U23 Vietnam has 2 points after two draws, so it must win against Malaysia U23 to have a chance to reach the quarterfinals and watch the results of the U23 match between Korea and Thailand at the same time.

2/3 of the time of the first half of U23 Vietnam kicks quite unevenly, there are few dangerous situations for the Malaysian U23 goal that make fans worried.

In the 28th minute, Nham Manh Dung hit a beautiful header to open the score, making thousands of fans watching the match on the pedestrian street like an explosion and burst of emotions.

In the last minutes of the half, the legs of the U23 Vietnamese players seemed to be untied after the opening goal and continuously created methodical attacks. In which the situation of defender U23 Malaysia was overtaken by our striker, he used his hand to play the ball. After waiting for the referee to check VAR, U23 Vietnam was awarded an 11m free kick, the fans continued to celebrate the second goal made by Bui Hoang Viet Anh.

U23 Vietnam holds an additional advantage when Malaysian players are disqualified, making the game of U23 Vietnam easier to kick.

At the end of the second half, leading two goals, kicking more people from the end of the first half with Korea U23 leading Thailand U23 in the match at the same time, making the fans happy to wait for the referee to blow the whistle to end the match.

U23 Vietnam reached the quarter-finals as the second team in the group with 5 points behind U23 Korea after 1 win and 2 draws. Coach Gong’s teachers and students will face the top team of Group D, which is Saudi Arabia, Japan or the UAE.