Dinh Xuan Tien won the title of Top Scorer of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament
(Baonghean.vn) - Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien had a successful tournament, when he and U23 Vietnam successfully defended the U23 Southeast Asian Championship, he also won the title of Top Scorer of the tournament.
The final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship took place on the evening of August 26, with the two teams U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia competing for 120 minutes. The 0-0 draw forced the two teams to enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner. After 6 rounds of nerve-wracking penalties, U23 Vietnam won 6-5 against U23 Indonesia and won the championship.
The journey of coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team at the U23 Southeast Asian tournament ended with complete joy. In addition to the championship, the individuals ofU23 VietnamExcellent players at the tournament were also honored by the Organizing Committee.
Of the two players who scored the most goals in the tournament, Dinh Xuan Tien of U23 Vietnam leads the way with 3 goals in 3 appearances. The player from Song Lam Nghe An Club scored 1 goal in the match against U23 Laos in the group stage, then scored a double in the match against U23 Malaysia in the semi-finals.
Along with Dinh Xuan Tien, U23 Malaysia player Alif Ikmalrizal also scored 3 goals. This striker scored a double against U23 Timor Leste in the group stage, the remaining goal was an honorary goal in the 1-4 defeat against U23 Vietnam in the semi-finals.
Sharing his feelings with Nghe An Newspaper after the final match, Dinh Xuan Tien said:"I am very happy to have completed the goal set at the beginning of the tournament with the whole team. With the U23 Southeast Asian Championship, this is an important milestone for me to continue to strive and improve myself, thereby being able to achieve further goals. I would also like to thank everyone for always caring, encouraging and cheering for me and the whole team."
Xuan Tien is one of the young players of Song Lam Nghe An Club who has shown the most impressive performance of U23 Vietnam. He has been trusted by coach Hoang Anh Tuan in all 3 matches and has shown his ability.
With such a good performance, it is likely that Xuan Tien will continue to be called up by coach Troussier after U23 Southeast Asia to train and prepare for the upcoming U23 Asia Qualifiers and ASIAD./.