Coach Hoang Anh Tuan finalizes the list of 23 players participating in the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan officially finalized the list of participants in U23 Southeast Asia on August 19.

Accordingly, the 3 eliminated names include Le Van Ha, Vu Minh Hieu and Tran Ngoc Son. Previously, Minh Hieu, Ngoc Son and Van Ha were all the latest names to join the training camp.U23 Vietnamso there is little time to adapt to the whole team. This trio will return home today and continue to wait for the opportunity during the Vietnam Olympic Team's gathering to prepare for the 19th ASIAD.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan gave words of encouragement to his players. He emphasized that all the players present in Rayong at this time have the right to be proud of themselves for having surpassed many other players in the country to be called up to the Vietnam U23 Team. However, the regulations of the Charter only allow each team to register a maximum of 23 players, so the Coaching Board must have careful consideration and calculation to ensure the most reasonable arrangement of positions for the U23 Vietnam team at the tournament.

In his farewell speech, coach Hoang Anh Tuan reminded his three students to maintain their spirit and desire to contribute, actively maintain their training regimen when returning to the club, and to always be ready when called back at any time.

Returning to the training session on the afternoon of August 19, coach Hoang Anh Tuan mainly deployed light exercises, interspersed with "mini games" to create excitement for the players. Reducing the volume and intensity of exercise before the opening match is also understandable, because in the important tactical training session on August 18, the players had to work at full capacity to meet the requirements of the coaching staff.

The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Laos in Group C will take place at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon (August 20) at Rayong Provincial Stadium. This is the first match of U23 Vietnam in the tournament and the second match of U23 Laos. In the opening match on August 18, U23 Laos drew 2-2 with U23 Philippines.

Meanwhile, with 2 victories against Myanmar (3-0) and U23 Brunei (3-0), the host team U23 Thailand is leading Group A, with 6 points, scoring 6 goals and not conceding any. This result helps the "War Elephants" almost certainly get a ticket to the semi-finals. In the final match of the group stage, the host team will face U23 Cambodia, the second team in Group A with 4 points./.