U18 Vietnam won the opening match against the 'tough' opponent U18 Malaysia
(Baonghean.vn) - As the host team of the 2019 Southeast Asian U18 tournament, U18 Vietnam is determined to win the championship. The journey of coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team begins with a confrontation with a tough opponent, U18 Malaysia.
In addition to the biggest goal of winning the championship, U18 Vietnam also has to make efforts to review its squad to prepare for the U19 Asian qualifiers taking place this coming November.
As for U18 Malaysia, last year they defeated Myanmar with a score of 4-3 to win the championship. Therefore, the confrontation between U18 Vietnam and U18 Malaysia has received great attention from fans.
Playing at home and receiving enthusiastic cheers from the audience at Thong Nhat Stadium, U18 Vietnam started the game quickly and appeared to overwhelm the visiting team Malaysia. However, the home team's strikers were somewhat hasty and inaccurate.
The first notable situation of the match was the shot of SLNA player Tran Manh Quynh. However, the Malaysian goalkeeper played with concentration and denied the Nghe An player's effort.
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| U18 Vietnam is determined to get 3 points against U18 Malaysia. Photo: Zing |
In the 35th minute, U18 Vietnam should have opened the scoring when Manh Quynh, with his quick movement, had a touch to get past the away team's goalkeeper. Unfortunately, the post denied his effort.
Entering the second half, U18 Vietnam continued to take the initiative. In the 47th minute, Xuan Binh had a long shot from outside the penalty area but the ball went wide of the post. Not long after that, striker Nguyen Hoang, with a basic move in the penalty area, fired a powerful shot towards the Malaysian goal but was blocked by goalkeeper Fadhil.
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| However, they had to face a tight opponent and accepted a 0-0 draw. |
After many attempts, U18 Vietnam finally scored a goal. In the 87th minute of the match, a Vietnamese player took a difficult corner kick that made the Malaysian defender fumble and let the ball fly into his own net.
A lucky but completely deserved victory for U18 Vietnam.
U18 Southeast Asia Group
- Group A: U18 Brunei, U18 Indonesia, U18 Laos, U18 Myanmar, U18 Philippines, U18 Timor-Leste
- Group B: U18 Vietnam, U18 Cambodia, U18 Malaysia, U18 Singapore, U18 Thailand, U18 Australia
