Dinh Xuan Tien was voted the best player in the U23 Southeast Asia semi-final match.
(Baonghean.vn) - Scoring a double in the semi-final match against U23 Malaysia, Dinh Xuan Tien was voted the best player of the match.
On the afternoon of August 24, U23 Vietnam had the best match since the beginning of the season against Malaysia. All lines of play were very stable and precise. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's reasonable tactics along with the sublimation of the players helped U23 Vietnam play better than U23 Malaysia and easily score 3 goals in the first half, including a double by Dinh Xuan Tien.
Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien played energetically and continuously threatened the goal of U23 Malaysia. If lucky, the midfielder from Nghe An could have scored more than two goals.
Meanwhile, conceding many goals in the first half, U23 Malaysia played less confidently than before. Although they pushed forward to attack to try to improve the situation, on a day when the U23 Vietnam defense played so focused and solidly, U23 Malaysia could not do anything but score an honorary goal.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan also instructed his players to play slower, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien was also withdrawn to save energy for the final match. Not only that, taking advantage of the gap left by U23 Malaysia due to their busy attacking, Hong Phuc scored another goal to put an end to the opponent. The final score was 4-1 in favor of U23 Vietnam.
Speaking after the match, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien said: ''I feel very happy to have completed the set goal, the whole team had a good match to advance to the final of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament''.
The midfielder from Nghe An also predicted the result of the second semi-final match, between U23 Thailand and U23 Indonesia: "This match is very difficult to predict but I think U23 Thailand will win 1-0 Indonesia".
According to the plan, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will have a one-day break before entering the final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship on August 26./.
