Home page of SEA Games 29 and Fox Sport regrets the early ticket to the semi-finals of U22 Vietnam

(Baonghean.vn) - Although only getting a draw against Indonesia, U22 Vietnam still received compliments from the 29th SEA Games media and regional press.

Vietnam U22 team shared points with Indonesia U22 after a goalless draw in the 4th match of Group B of the 29th SEA Games men's football. In which, strikers like Tuan Tai, Cong Phuong or defenders like Van Thanh all had opportunities, unfortunately, the students of coach Nguyen Huu Thang did not take advantage of them successfully. On the other hand, we must also mention the confusing referee of this match and the ugly playing style of Indonesia U22.

The rough and tough playing style of U22 Indonesia made the midfield and forwards of U22 Vietnam have a difficult match - Photo: Duc Dong

The official homepage of the 29th SEA Games titled: “Even with a draw against Indonesia, U22 Vietnam still maintains the top spot in the group”. At the same time, the media department of the SEA Games assessed that U22 Indonesia had encountered an extremely fierce U22 Vietnam team that created a lot of pressure in the first half. It was not until the match entered the 30th minute that U22 Indonesia began to deploy a new tough style of play, making the match more balanced.

Fox Sports Asia - a prestigious American sports channel commented: "U22 Vietnam failed to take advantage of a very good opportunity to quickly win a ticket to the semi-finals and affirm their level over the past 4 years. Especially when Coach Huu Thang's students played completely better than Indonesia when they were short-handed on the MP Selayang field."

Striker Ho Tuan Tai had an unlucky and unlucky match. Photo: Duc Dong

Besides the opportunities that U22 Vietnam created in front of the U22 Indonesia goalkeeper, the author of the article on Fox Sport still admired the delicious opportunity of striker Ho Tuan Tai when facing the substitute goalkeeper Satria. However, the article did not forget to comment that the goalkeeper of U22 Vietnam played very well and the strikers of U22 Vietnam were unlucky.

In yesterday's match, the U22 Vietnam strikers may not have taken advantage of the opportunities they had. However, one of the main reasons why U22 Vietnam had to draw from a winning position was the confusing referee and the ugly playing style of Indonesia, which the regional press did not mention.

However, from the viewer's perspective, referee Omar Mubarak Mazaroua had an unfinished match when he missed a clear penalty for U22 Vietnam and Indonesia's excessively rough tackles.

Trung Kien