Drawing with U22 China, U22 Vietnam ranked 3rd in the international tournament
After being held to a regrettable draw by U22 China in the third round, U22 Vietnam had to accept 3rd place in the CFA Team China 2025 Friendly Tournament. The match took place on the evening of March 25.
The CFA Team China 2025 Friendly Tournament takes place from March 20-25 at Yancheng Olympic Sports Centre, China.
The tournament features four U22 teams, including host China, and invited teams.U22 Vietnam, U22 Korea and U22 Uzbekistan. The teams will compete in a round robin format. The team with the best results after each round will be crowned champion.
After 2 rounds, U22 Vietnam has 2 points and has a good chance of winning the championship of this tournament if they beat U22 China in the last round. Before that, U22 Korea defeated U22 Uzbekistan with a score of 3-1.
Although the goal was to win all 3 points, against the strength of the home team, U22 Vietnam faced many difficulties in the first minutes of the match. In the 28th minute of the match, it seemed that the home team could open the score. The opportunity came from a very dangerous long-range shot by Jiwen. Goalkeeper Cao Van Binh reacted promptly to touch the ball with his fingertips, hitting the crossbar, saving U22 Vietnam.
However, the surprise came in the 31st minute, when Nguyen Quoc Viet helped U22 Vietnam open the score. From Le Viktor's assist, Quoc Viet handled the ball very quickly and neatly in a narrow space, turned around and shot with his left foot, sending the ball very dangerously.
After conceding a goal, U22 China tried to push up their formation to find an equalizer. The home team created many problems in the early part of the second half, but goalkeeper Cao Van Binh played excellently to save the goal.
And all the efforts of U22 China finally paid off when they scored a goal to bring the match back to the starting line. Nguyen Hong Phuc kicked the ball but hit the opponent. The referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. On the 11m mark, Aisikaer made no mistake to level the score 1-1 for U22 China.
In the following minutes, U22 Vietnam played with great effort, but could not find the opponent's net.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw. With 3 points after 3 matches, U22 Vietnam ranked 3rd overall, behind U22 China and U22 Korea at the CFA Team China 2025 Friendly Tournament./.
