Thai people take off their hats in admiration of the victory of U23 Vietnam.
Thai press and the international community have used beautiful words to talk about the emotional victory of U23 Vietnam in the penalty shootout against Iraq in the quarter-finals of the U23 Asia Championship.
Thailand's most famous sports site - SiamSport headlined: "U23 Vietnam makes history for Southeast Asian football" to talk about the brave match of Park Hang Seo and his team against the West Asian opponent - U23 Iraq.
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| U23 Vietnam makes history for Southeast Asian football |
They continued to comment: "Cong Phuong's early goal made the Iraqi players confused and lost their natural rhythm. Luckily for them, at the right time, they were awarded a controversial penalty to equalize 1-1.
Although their physical strength was somewhat reduced towards the end, U23 Vietnam pushed the drama to a climax with an exciting chase in extra time. In the end, the team played more resiliently and excellently - U23 Vietnam won the ticket to the semi-finals after a nerve-wracking penalty shootout."
SiamSport concluded with praise for the red shirt team: "U23 Vietnam has the qualities of a champion, bravery and always enters the match with the highest determination."
Thai Rath newspaper published an article titled "Wonderful U23 Vietnam!" They admired the fighting spirit of Coach Park Hang Seo's team when they surpassed themselves throughout the 120 minutes of competition.
From the historic victory of U23 Vietnam, Khao Sod newspaper continues to focus on the pain of U23 Thailand when they had to pack their bags and return home early:
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| Thai newspaper praises coach Park Hang Seo's team |
"While the young Thai players showed a weak and disappointed image, on the contrary, U23 Vietnam completely transformed under the reign of new coach Park Hang Seo."
Fox Sports Asia also described: "U23 Vietnam bravely entered the semi-finals after an extremely attractive and dramatic match."
Writer Gabriel Tan admitted: "The red team played with confidence and were not afraid of their highly rated opponents. If they continue to play well like this, U23 Vietnam will make Qatar tremble before the semi-final match."
Four Four Two also highly appreciated the achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup: "U23 Vietnam has made a resounding achievement. They deserve to be in the round of 4 strongest teams, along with U23 Korea, Uzbekistan and Qatar."
