Playing bravely against U23 Korea, U23 Vietnam has a wide open door to the quarterfinals
(Baonghean.vn) - Thanks to Vu Tien Long's goal, coach Gong Oh-kyun and his team excellently held the reigning U23 champion Korea to a 1-1 draw.
Going into this match,U23 VietnamThere were 3 notable changes. While in the goalkeeper position, Quan Van Chuan replaced the injured Nguyen Van Toan, in the center back position, Nguyen Thanh Binh appeared, and in the central midfielder position, Ly Cong Hoang Anh appeared.
On the opposite side of the field, U23 Korea also did not field their strongest lineup. One of the most notable absences was striker Lee Kang-in, a player currently on the payroll of Mallorca Club, and who used to play for Valencia Club in La Liga (Spain).
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| Defender Vu Tien Long (number 6) scored the equalizer for U23 Vietnam. Photo: Lam Thoa/VnExpress |
As expected, U23 Korea dominated the game with quite dangerous attacks. However, the excellence of goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan and his teammates up front helped the U23 Vietnam net not shake in the first 45 minutes of the match.
Overall, in the first half, in addition to the solidity of the defense, there was a breakthrough in the attack. If the finishing was more precise, Coach Gong Oh-kyun's students would have had the opening goal, typically the shot that sent the ball flying into the net by right-back Vu Tien Long in the 32nd minute.
At the end of the first half, the two teams entered the break with a score of 0 - 0. This result accurately reflected what U23 Korea and U23 Vietnam showed in the first half, even though Coach Gong Oh-kyun's students played somewhat weaker.
Right at the beginning of the second half, U23 Korea made 2 substitutions (Oh Se-hun and Cho Young-wook replaced Jeong Sang-bin and Eom Ji-sung). Coach Hwang Sun-hong's goal was nothing more than to find a goal to break the deadlock.
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The joy of the U23 Korean players after taking the lead. Photo: Lam Thoa/VnExpress |
Coach Hwang Sun-hong's substitutions finally helped U23 Korea score the opening goal, thanks to substitute Cho Young-wook, in the 64th minute. This was a quite delicate and tricky finish from the striker wearing the number 7 shirt.
Although there were some substitutions when Huynh Cong Den, Nguyen Van Tung, Vo Dinh Lam and Dung Quang Nho were brought onto the field by coach Gong Oh-kyun, the attacking style of U23 Vietnam did not improve significantly. The ball still mainly rolled on the red team's field.
In the 77th minute, player number 17 Lee Jin-yong was shown a second yellow card by the referee, which is equivalent to a red card, after fouling Vo Dinh Lam right outside the penalty area of U23 Korea. Unfortunately, coach Gong Oh-kyun's players failed to capitalize on the free kick from less than 17 meters away.
What had to come had to come, in the 83rd minute, Vu Tien Long had a powerful shot that hit the net of the U23 Korean team, leveling the score at 1 - 1. The person who made the pass for the player wearing the number 6 shirt to score was left-back Phan Tuan Tai. This was the second consecutive assist by the player playing for Dak Lak Club at the 2022 AFC U23 Championship.
With the draw against U23 Korea, coach Gong Oh-kyun and his team have earned 2 points. If Vietnam defeats U23 Malaysia in the final match of Group C and Korea defeats Thailand in the final match, U23 Vietnam will be present in the quarter-finals.
Starting lineup:
U23 Vietnam:Van Chuan, Tuan Tai, Duy Cuong, Viet Anh, Thanh Binh, Tien Long, Van Do, Van Khang, Van Truong, Manh Dung, Hoang Anh.
U23 Korea:Dong-min, Kyun-yuk, Sang Bin, Ju-sung, Hyun-seok, Jeon Gin, Kang-in, Ji-sung, Hyeok-kyu, Jeong, Taeh-wan.