Thanh Chung and Hoang Duc play the role of heroes, U22 Vietnam wins thrillingly against Indonesia

After 2 wins against U22 Brunei and U22 Laos, U22 Vietnam had a better start for the SEA Games 30 gold medal hunt. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team are temporarily at the top of Group B with 6 points, equal in points with Indonesia but with a better goal difference.

Determining the match against U22 Indonesia as the decisive match for an early ticket to the semi-finals of the 30th SEA Games, coach Park Hang-seo launched a "super attacking" lineup with Quang Hai and Trong Hoang supporting striker Tien Linh.

U22 Vietnam starting lineup. Photo: Hai Hoang

In midfield, Coach Park also chose Hung Dung and Hoang Duc to play together. In defense, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung was chosen and the three central defenders were Van Hau, Thanh Chung and Tan Sinh. The two players guarding the two wings were Do Thanh Thinh and Ho Tan Tai.

In the first minutes of the match, U22 Indonesia caused many difficulties for Quang Hai and his teammates. The opponent played low, close and also played very cautiously. Meanwhile, U22 Vietnam's attacks were still ineffective in the first 15 minutes.

Although not really dominating the game, U22 Indonesia still took the lead thanks to a mistake by goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. In the 23rd minute, from a not-so-dangerous cross from the right wing, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung failed to catch the ball and created an opportunity for striker Fauizi Sani to rush in and head the ball close to the goal.

U22 Vietnam players try to attack. Photo: Hai Hoang

Having conceded the first goal, Quang Hai was pulled down to play as a central midfielder, Hoang Duc was pushed up to play as a right forward and Trong Hoang played on the opposite wing. Immediately, U22 Vietnam had an answer after that. In the 25th minute, midfielder Do Hung Dung fired a rather tricky shot but unfortunately the ball went into the back of the net.

Coach Park Hang-seo's players pressed forward to threaten their opponents and created many dangerous situations. In the 37th minute, Trong Hoang improvised a powerful shot from nearly 30 meters away. Luckily for U22 Indonesia, goalkeeper Nadeo played brilliantly to block the shot.

In the rest of the first half, U22 Vietnam could not find a way to score against Indonesia and accepted the 0-1 result before entering the break. In the second half, coach Park Hang-seo sent Ha Duc Chinh in to replace Ho Tan Tai and Trong Hoang was returned to his familiar position as right-back.

Thanh Chung's header equalized 1-1 for U22 Vietnam. Photo: Hai Hoang

In the 50th minute, Ha Duc Chinh had a good combination with Tien Linh. Number 22 passed the ball to Quang Hai but the kick from captain Quang Hai was too light and did not cause any difficulty for Nadeo.

Continuously applying pressure, the efforts of U22 Vietnam were finally rewarded. Thanks to a corner kick in the 63rd minute, center back Thanh Chung chose the right spot, headed the ball back dangerously to equalize the score 1-1. The goal helped the mentality of Coach Park Hang-seo's players become more relaxed.

In the 75th minute, also from a deliberate corner kick, U22 Vietnam created a dangerous situation. Hung Dung crossed the ball into the box, Hoang Duc finished right at the edge of the penalty area but could not trouble the Indonesian goalkeeper. Controlling the game and calmly coordinating, but in the 78th minute, Hung Dung startled the Indonesian defense with a shot from a distance that goalkeeper Nadeo had to work hard to block.

U22 Vietnam defender celebrates his goal. Photo: Hai Hoang

With 10 minutes left in the match, U22 Indonesia took full advantage of their substitutions in the hope of taking the lead, but U22 Vietnam controlled the ball and patiently attacked. In the final minutes, Tan Sinh was injured and had to leave the field, and Duc Chien was brought in.

In a decisive moment, Hoang Duc became the hero of the match. In the 90+1 minute, from a distance of 25m, Hoang Duc decided to kick with his left foot, the ball went hard and straight into the Indonesian goal. The score was 2-1 for U22 Vietnam.

Immediately after this goal, Tien Linh had a chance to increase the score to 3-1, but in a face-off with the Indonesian goalkeeper, the player born in 1997 missed the ball by a hair's breadth. Despite this, the match still ended with a 2-1 victory for Coach Park Hang-seo and his team.

Hoang Duc and his teammates celebrate the decisive goal. Photo: Hai Hoang

Throughout the match, U22 Vietnam had 12 shots, of which 6 were on target while Indonesia had 5/6 shots on target. This hard-fought and courageous victory helped U22 Vietnam get 9 absolute points after 3 matches, maintaining the top position in Group B and having a comfortable psychological momentum before the two decisive matches against Singapore and Thailand.

In the remaining match, Thailand won 3-0 against Singapore. This victory helped Thailand have 6 points after 3 matches and temporarily rise to second place in Group B with a goal difference of +8, behind U22 Vietnam.

STARTING LINEUP

U22 Vietnam: TM Tien Dung, Van Hau, Thanh Chung, Tan Sinh, Tan Tai, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung, Thanh Thinh, Quang Hai, Trong Hoang, Tien Linh.

U22 Indonesia: TM Winata Nadeo, Bagas, Bahar, Nugroho, Andika, Evan, Zulfiandi, Abimanyu, Vikri, Rafli, Ramdini.

Live SEA Games 30, U22 Vietnam - U22 Indonesia: Hoang Duc, Trong Hoang in the starting lineup

(Baonghean.vn) - With the return of central defender Tan Sinh, coach Park Hang-seo fielded his strongest lineup in the match against U22 Indonesia, with the appearance of Quang Hai, Van Hau, Hung Dung, Trong Hoang and Hoang Duc.