Defeated by Cambodia, U18 Vietnam was eliminated from the group stage of the Southeast Asian tournament.

With nothing to lose and facing a weaker opponent, U18 Vietnam attacked from the very first minutes of the match. However, Cambodia also actively surrounded the home team's players. In the 10th minute, Cong Den skillfully handled the ball and got past the opponent's defense, but the number 10 striker's shot unfortunately went just outside the goal post.

In the remaining minutes of the first half, U18 Vietnam still dominated the ball control time but could not find a way to the U18 Cambodia goal. In the 38th minute, it seemed like the goal had come to the red team after shaking the opponent's net, but Xuan Tao was denied the goal by the referee because he let the ball touch his hand earlier. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.

U18 Vietnam faced many difficulties against the neighboring team. Photo: VNN

With the goal, U18 Cambodia played very uncomfortably, making the U18 Vietnam attack completely deadlocked in their efforts to find an equalizer. In the remaining minutes of the match, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students proactively pushed up their formation, but simple attacks could not penetrate the defense of the neighboring team.

Unbelievable defeat, U18 Vietnam was eliminated from the group stage of the 2019 Southeast Asian U18 tournament. Photo: Oxii

Although Malaysia could not win against Thailand, the unbelievable mistake of U18 Vietnam against Cambodia helped this team luckily enter the semi-finals with U18 Australia in Group B.

This is also the third consecutive time that coach Hoang Anh Tuan has been eliminated from the group stage of the Southeast Asian U18 tournament.

Score: U18 Vietnam 1-2 U18 Cambodia

Goals: Kim Nhat 90+2'; Sieng Chanthea 50'; Thy Lieng 90+5'