Impressive images of U23 Vietnam in the match against U23 Kuwait
Hai Hoang•DNUM_BIZAEZCACE 08:49
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnam U23 team had a dramatic victory over Kuwait U23, in the opening match of the U23 Asian tournament.
On the evening of April 17, the U23 Vietnam team had their opening match against U23 Kuwait in the U23 Asian Cup finals. Photo: Doan DuCoach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team showed great determination in their mission to regain the trust of fans. Photo: Doan DuRight from the first minutes of the match, the U23 Vietnam players played aggressively and actively controlled the ball. Photo: Doan DuHowever, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team faced a disadvantage when Dinh Bac was injured and had to leave the field. Photo: Doan DuIn the 31st minute, the advantage came to U23 Vietnam when Ebrahim Kameel intentionally stepped on Khuat Van Khang's foot, the referee reviewed VAR and decided to give a direct red card. Photo: Doan DuWith the advantage of more players, U23 Vietnam took the lead over their opponents in the 45+2 minute. Van Truong had a good pass for Van Tung to control, dribble into the penalty area, then delicately flicked the ball past the opposing team's goalkeeper. Photo: Doan DuThe joy did not last long, just one minute later, center back Nguyen Ngoc Thang committed a foul on Kuwait's Karam in the penalty area and received a red card. Photo: Doan DuNot only Ngoc Thang received a direct red card, but U23 Vietnam also had to suffer a penalty. On the 11m mark, Salman Al Awadhi made no mistake on the 11m mark to bring the match back to the starting line. Photo: Doan DuEntering the second half, coach Hoang Anh Tuan made three consecutive substitutions and immediately left his mark. Photo: Doan DuIn a clumsy move by the opposing team's goalkeeper, Bui Vi Hao rushed in to put pressure on the Kuwait goalkeeper and forced him to make a mistake, opening up an opportunity for Vi Hao to steal the ball and calmly handle it before shooting into the empty net, raising the score to 2-1 for U23 Vietnam. Photo: Doan DuThe psychological release made coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students play together and continuously create many opportunities. In the 76th minute, receiving the ball from Thai Son, Vi Hao tried to dribble the ball close to the Kuwait goal and then made a light but dangerous shot as the ball passed the hands of goalkeeper Marzouq and slowly rolled into the net, raising the score to 3-1 for U23 Vietnam. In the photo: U23 Vietnam celebrates after Vi Hao's goal to raise the score to 3-1. Photo: Doan DuIn the end, U23 Vietnam won 3-1 against U23 Kuwait, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team temporarily rose to the top of Group D of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals. Photo: Doan Du
