Vietnam U20 praised by seniors after victory over Australia; Ivan Toney faces 6-month ban for betting

U20 Vietnam praised by seniors after victory over Australia

Defender Phan Tuan Tai affirmed that the U20 Vietnam players played well against U20 Australia, especially in their ability to escape pressing.

“We only watched the first half. In the second half, we had a team meeting so we couldn’t watch,” said defender Phan Tuan Tai of U23 Vietnam about the victory of U20 Vietnam over U20 Australia, within the framework of the 2023 AFC U20 Championship. “Through the performance in the first half, I saw that the players played confidently. Especially the ability to escape pressing against the opponent Australia was very good. If there is a minus point, I think it is in the first few minutes of the match. At that time, the players played a bit erratically. But after that, the team started to stabilize and play well.”

On the day the U20 Vietnam defense played disciplined and courageously, U20 Australia could not shake the net of goalkeeper Van Binh once. With a 1-0 victory over U20 Australia in the opening match, U20 Vietnam has a wide open door to advance to the next round of the 2023 AFC U20 Championship.

U20 Indonesia lost painfully to Iraq in the opening match of U20 Asia 2023

U20 Indonesia lost 0-2 to U20 Iraq in the opening match of the 2023 AFC U20 Championship.

U20 Indonesia started the match better than U20 Iraq. The team from the archipelago had a chance to open the score in the 5th minute but Hokky Caraka could not beat the Iraqi goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation.

The 2-0 defeat to Iraq put U20 Indonesia in a difficult position in finding a ticket to the quarterfinals when this group also includes Uzbekistan and Syria.

Ivan Toney faces 6-month ban for betting

Striker Ivan Toney has pleaded guilty to most of the betting charges against him and the Brentford forward is facing a six-month ban that could be enforced in the summer months.

The charges against Toney initially included 232 breaches of FA gambling rules between 2017 and 2021, with the regulator later adding a further 30 offences between 2017 and 2019. The striker, who is the Premier League's third-highest scorer this season, pleaded guilty to the majority of the FA's 262 charges.

Toney is not the only Premier League player to have been caught betting. Kieran Trippier, Joey Barton and Daniel Sturridge have all been found guilty of gambling by the FA in the past.

MU 3-1 West Ham result: "Red Devils" come from behind to enter FA Cup quarter-finals

In the match between MU vs West Ham in the 5th round of the FA Cup 2022/23, the home team had to rely on 2 goals from Garnacho and Fred at the end of the match to win 3-1, thereby winning the ticket to continue./.