Highlights of U20 Vietnam's victory over U20 Qatar

Nguyen Quoc Viet deserves the title "king of youth tournaments"

Young striker Nguyen Quoc Viethas been known to fans nationwide for winning the top scorer title 6 times in youth tournaments. At the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 tournament, this Hoang Anh Gia Lai player also won the top scorer title with 5 goals.

Youth tournament king Nguyen Quoc Viet continues to score in this year's tournament. Photo: VFF

In this year's U20 Asian tournament, this 19-year-old striker continued to show his excellent performance when he continuously scored in the first two matches. That was a super long-range shot against U20 Australia and recently the opening goal in the match against U20 Qatar. This goal demonstrated all the best qualities of Quoc Viet: speed, smart running ability and excellent finishing.

Hopefully Nguyen Quoc Viet will continue to develop to shine in the colors of the Vietnam National Team.

Van Truong - new hope of Vietnamese football

It is not until the 2023 AFC U20 Championship that Vietnamese fans will know midfielder Nguyen Van Truong. At the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, Van Truong, along with Van Khang, is one of the most outstanding young players of Vietnam U23. This young midfielder is also the best player of the 2022 National U21 Championship after making a great contribution to bringing Hanoi U21 to the championship of this tournament.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Truong had an excellent match against U20 Qatar. Photo: VFF

In Van Truong, Vietnamese fans see the shadow of the 2021 Vietnamese Golden Ball - Nguyen Hoang Duc. From technical handling, one-on-one battles to sharp passes and excellent finishing ability.2-1 victoryThe 2003-born midfielder's performance against U20 Qatar was largely due to his 1 goal and 1 assist. The goal that sealed the 2-1 win reminded Vietnamese fans of striker Le Cong Vinh's masterpiece against Thailand in the 2008 AFF Cup final.

Hopefully Van Truong and his teammates will continue to have excellent performances in Uzbekistan.

Referee "over-treats" U20 Vietnam

It can be said that the referee team in charge of the match between U20 Vietnam and U20 Qatar did not do a good job. Referee Riskullaev Akhrol showed leniency towards the fouls of U20 Qatar. If the referee had been more impartial, U20 Vietnam would have been awarded at least a penalty when striker Nguyen Quoc Viet was clearly fouled in the penalty area at the beginning of the second half. In addition, the U20 Qatar team could have received a red card after fouls on Khuat Van Khang and Nguyen Van Bac.

The situation where the opposing team's player deserved to receive a red card after fouling Khuat Van Khang. Photo: VFF

Meanwhile, the penalty that U20 Vietnam had to suffer was a decision that was too heavy-handed by the referees. This was a situation where defender Duc Anh had little impact on the opposing team's striker. Fortunately, midfielder Van Truong scored a great goal to bring a worthy victory for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team.

Still not sure of going on

Although U20 Vietnam won both first matches, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team are still uncertain.have tickets to the quarterfinals. The 2-3 loss of U20 Iran to U20 Australia has pushed the situation of Group B into an unpredictable situation. To be able to decide their own fate, U20 Vietnam must gain at least 1 point against U20 Iran to get the top position in Group B. With this position, U20 Vietnam will avoid the host U20 Uzbekistan who are considered candidates for the championship of this year's tournament.

Hopefully the U20 Vietnam players will get good results in the final match of Group B. Photo: VFF

Hopefully coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will continue to maintain their high performance in this year's tournament to bring good news to fans at home.