Losing to Syria, U20 Vietnam is at risk of being eliminated from the U20 Asian finals

Before entering this match, the U20 Vietnam team had 3 wins and 9 points, equal to U20 Syria, but the opponent led the rankings thanks to better sub-index (+14 compared to +11). The 2025 U20 Asian qualifiers only allow the top 10 teams to advance directly. The remaining 6 spots include host China and the 5 best second-placed teams.

Thus, the U20 Vietnam team must beat U20 Syria to qualify directly for the final round. In case of a draw, coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team will have to compare their achievements with the other 9 second-placed teams. Because the U20 Vietnam group consists of 5 teams, while many other groups only have 4 teams, the achievements against the bottom team (Bangladesh or Bhutan) are not taken into account.

Entering the match, both teams actively played slowly and steadily in the home field, without many notable situations in the first half. Entering the second half, the situation in the first half of the match was not much different when both sides played at an average speed.

It was only thanks to a set piece in the 78th minute that U20 Syria was able to score the opening goal. From a corner kick on the right wing, the ball unexpectedly fell on Ngoc Chien's head while he was in a passive position and flew into the net, causing U20 Vietnam to concede a goal.

In the following minutes, despite great efforts, coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team could not find a way to score, thereby accepting defeat with a score of 0-1. This defeat forced U20 Vietnam to wait for the matches in other groups to end. The team's fate will be decided after the matches in other groups taking place tonight and tonight./.