"God of Fortune" U23 Vietnam answers AFC interview after victory over Australia

On the homepage of the Asian Football Confederation - AFC wrote: "Quang Hai's deflected shot 18 minutes after the break broke the tie and brought U23 Vietnam to their first victory after losing 2-1 to South Korea in the opening match."

Responding to AFC’s questions about his feelings after the match and the team’s performance against U23 Australia, Quang Hai said: “I am very happy because we defeated U23 Australia. Our team lost in the first match, so we tried to do something better today.

Compared to the first game, we played a lot better against Australia. We are more confident, there is a lot of confidence in every position in the team and we fixed some mistakes in the first game, and that is why we are better.”

Quang Hai's heat map in the match against U23 Australia. Photo: AFC

At the same time, AFC also commented: “Vietnam took the lead in the match against U23 Korea but lost 2-1, but coach Park Hang Seo's team is in 2nd place in Group D after winning against Australia and has only one match left.

Currently, U23 Korea is leading the group with 4 points, but if it wins against Syria in the next match, U23 Vietnam will secure a ticket to the quarter-finals. In case U23 Vietnam draws with Syria in the final match, U23 Vietnam will also depend on the result of the match between Australia and Korea.

The AFC website added: “Although the Vietnamese fans were not numerous, they cheered enthusiastically. Some people set off fireworks outside the stadium to celebrate the home team’s resounding victory.”

Finally, Quang Hai shared: “After this match, we will return to training, we will try to correct our mistakes and prepare for the final match with Syria. The cheers and encouragement of the fans today helped us perform well and gave us more confidence. We would like to thank all the fans who supported us."