U.23 Vietnam faces a big challenge in the quarterfinals when it meets U.23 Saudi Arabia

In the last match of the DI group Taking place on the evening of 9.6, U.23 Saudi Arabia showed strength against U.23 UAE when they won 2-0 with 2 goals from Ayman Yahya and Saud Abdulhamid. This win helps the team from West Asia keep the top spot in Group D with 7 points, equal to U.23 Japan (won U.23 Tajikistan 3-0 in the same match) but better in goal difference (+7 vs +4), while UAE U.23 (3 points) and Tajikistan U.23 (0 points) ) eliminated.

U.23 Vietnam team will face a big challenge when they meet U.23 Saudi Arabia (white shirt) in the quarterfinals of the AFC U.23 Championship 2022 AFC

With this result, U.23 Saudi Arabia will meet U.23 Vietnam (second place in Group C) in the quarterfinals, while Japan U.23 will face the defending champion U.23 Korea with all matches taking place on June 12. Confronting U.23 Saudi Arabia will be a challenge for coach Gong Oh-kyun’s team. The West Asian team is considered as one of the brightest candidates for this year’s AFC U.23 Championship final and finished the group stage with quite impressive results. And now they are full of confidence looking forward to winning the U.23 continent for the first time after 2 times winning the runner-up in 2013 and 2020.

The team led by coach Saad Al Shehri started Group D quite well in Group D when they beat U.23 Tajikistan 5-0 and held the 2016 champion Japan U.23 0-0. U.23 Saudi Arabia is also the only team in the group stage of the AFC U23 Championship 2022 not conceding under the command of national player Moteb Al-Harbi. The scarier thing for Vietnam U.23’s defense is that the West Asian team is not only physically fit, but can also score from any position when their 7 goals are scored by 6 different players.

U.23 Vietnam will have difficulty in the quarterfinals PHUC THANH

With technical play and abundant physical strength, U.23 Saudi Arabia will be appreciated much more than U.23 Vietnam. The strength of the West Asian team is built around young talents who are on the payroll of top clubs in the country Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, as well as the national team like Moteb Al-Harbi, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Hassan Tambakti, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Meshal Al Sebyani, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Maran, Haitham Asiri… In the past, U.23 Saudi Arabia met U.23 Vietnam 3 times in the Olympic qualifying framework, in which the West Asian team won 2 matches (both 2-0 in 2007 and 2011) and drew 1-1 in 2007.