U19 Vietnam struggled to defeat Macau 2-0
Although rated higher than U19 Macau, however, at the end of 90 minutes of official competition, U19 Vietnam had to struggle to defeat their opponent 2-0.
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Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students had a hard-fought victory against U19 Macau. |
Falling into a group that is considered relatively easy with opponents like Macau, Laos, Taiwan. However, as head coach Hoang Anh Tuan said, U19 Vietnam must be extremely careful against all opponents.
Match schedule of U19 Vietnam in the 2018 U19 Asia qualifiers Coach Hoang Anh Tuan: U19 Vietnam must concentrate to the maximum
Right in the opening match against U19 Macau, the U19 Vietnam players showed that respect with disciplined play and good compliance with the coaching staff's tactics.
After the first few minutes of probing the opponent, U19 Vietnam had a really dangerous situation. In the 25th minute, Sy Hoang had a dangerous shot towards Macau's goal, but still could not score a goal for the red team.
With their familiar wing play, U19 Vietnam created many opportunities against the team that was rated lower than U19 Macau. In the 31st minute, when Xuan Tu defeated the opponent's goalkeeper, the post denied the goal of coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students. Despite playing better in the first 45 minutes of the match, U19 Vietnam had to accept a 0-0 draw with U19 Macau.
After many dangerous attacks created by Van Nam, Xuan Tu, Sy Hoang,... in the beginning of the second half, what had to happen finally happened. In the 58th minute, after an impressive free kick arrangement, Minh Binh was there at the right time to open the score 1-0 for U19 Vietnam.
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U19 Vietnam got what they deserved, 3 points in the opening match. |
With the goal to break the deadlock, U19 Vietnam was in a comfortable mood and continuously had dangerous opportunities towards U19 Macau's goal. In the 63rd minute, after a beautiful attack, it continued to beMinh Binh scored to raise the score to 2-0 for U19 Vietnam.
In the remaining minutes of the match, U19 Vietnam created many opportunities towards the U19 Macau goal. However, Van Xuan, Tien Anh, Bao Toan, Van Cong,.. could not successfully take advantage of the opportunities. At the end of the match, U19 Vietnam won easily 2-0 against U19 Macau.
Vietnam U19 squad: Y Eli Nie, Van Toi, Ba Sang, Nam Cung, Sy Hoang, Xuan Tu, Van Xuan, Bao Toan, Tien Anh, Minh Binh, Van Nam. |
According to Bongda