U23 Korea encountered an unexpected incident before the match against U23 Vietnam

U23 Korea had to change training grounds at the last minute due to a mistake by the Organizing Committee before the match against U23 Vietnam at the 2022 AFC U23 Championship.

According to the training plan of the teams announced by the Organizing Committee after the first round of matches, U23 Korea andU23 Vietnamwill practice together at 5:00 p.m. (local time) on June 4 at Bunyodkor's secondary field 1 and 2. It is worth mentioning that the Bunyodkor secondary field complex includes 8 training fields and is right next to each other, from one field you can see the field next to it.

If two teams practice at the same time, there will be no confidentiality as usual. This is not in line with the criteria of two teams practicing behind closed doors.

After realizing the mistake, AFC decided to change the training location of U23 Korea.

Fearing that this might affect the secrecy of tactics for the match between the two teams the following day, U23 Korea agreed with the Organizing Committee's decision to change the training ground.

Coach Hwang Sun Hong's team moved to practice at JAR 2 field, about 8km from the training ground of U23 Vietnam.

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Before the match against U23 Vietnam, Coach Hwang Sun Hong and his assistants traveled 25km from Lokomotiv Stadium to Bunyodkor Stadium to watch Coach Gong Oh Kyun's players compete against U23 Thailand.

The "captain" of U23 Korea highly appreciated the performance of U23 Vietnam and said he had come up with plans to neutralize this opponent.

Meanwhile, after a full day off, U23 Vietnam returned to training on the afternoon of June 4.

Apart from Van Toan and Danh Trung who cannot practice due to injury, coach Gong Oh Kyun's students are in the best physical and mental condition before the match against U23 Korea.

In the next match, U23 Vietnam will welcome the return of Thanh Binh and Hoang Anh, the pillars who were absent in the match against U23 Thailand due to health reasons.

Xuan Truong made a mistake in the match where Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost to Hai Phong.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost to Hai Phong Club 0-4 in the friendly match at Lach Tray Stadium on the evening of June 4.

The V.League break did not slow down the performance of Hai Phong FC. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​team deployed a high-pressing style of play and earned a big win against Hoang Anh Gia Lai at their home ground Lach Tray.

On the other side of the front line, Hoang Anh Gia Lai's attack was deadlocked despite deploying the strongest lineup. On the defensive front, things went very badly. 3 out of 4 goals conceded by the mountain town team came from losing the ball right in front of the penalty area. Former player Rimario became a nightmare for the HAGL defense with his impressive ability to sweep.

In the 27th minute, Van Thanh's loose pass created an opportunity for Rimario to run down and face the goalkeeper. Hai Phong's foreign player could not score, but Hai Huy was there at the right time to tap the ball into the empty net to open the score.

When the second half had only been going on for 4 minutes, it was Xuan Truong's turn to make a mistake. He had the ball stolen from him by Chau Ngoc Quang. Rimario again approached the goal. This time, he passed the ball to Trieu Viet Hung to easily tear the net of his old club.

Even a foreign player like Mauricio made mistakes. In the 68th minute, number 94 was not under pressure but passed the ball straight to Trung Hieu's feet. In the defensive situation, Mauricio had the advantage, but let Rimario come up from behind to steal the ball. The former Hoang Anh Gia Lai player passed it back for Trung Hieu to finish close to the goal, raising the score to 3-0 for Hai Phong.

In the middle of the first half, Hai Phong team took the lead 1-0, thousands of spectators cheered in celebration.

During the dayCoach Park Hang-seoIn the audience, Van Toan and Cong Phuong had a lackluster performance. Foreign player Washington Brandao also disappeared. Coach Kiatisuk and his team's simple attacks were easily broken by the home team from midfield.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai was busy attacking and conceded a fourth goal after the home team's counter-attack in the 90+3 minute. Van Viet pushed Ngoc Quang down, forcing the referee to point to the penalty spot. Nguyen Thanh Dong easily scored from the penalty spot to seal a 4-0 victory for the home team at Lach Tray Stadium.

In the early match of the four-team tournament, Hanoi Club defeated Viettel 4-2.

U23 Vietnam dreams of making a miracle against U23 Korea at the Asian tournament

U23 Korea has a much higher level and class than U23 Vietnam, the strength of this team has been shown after a big 4-1 victory over U23 Malaysia. Therefore, this match will be a huge challenge for Coach Gong Oh Kyun and his team in their hopes of scoring points against the defending champion.

The regrettable draw against U23 Thailand has made the next step of U23 Vietnam more difficult than ever. Because it is very likely that U23 Vietnam will have to compete on the extra goal difference with the Thais if they have the same points, and the heavy loss to U23 Korea will put Coach Gong Oh Kyun and his team at a greater disadvantage.

Therefore, the most practical goal for U23 Vietnam in tonight's match is to try to win 1 point or if losing, to minimize the number of goals conceded. This will certainly be a huge challenge for Coach Gong Oh Kyun and his team, simply because U23 Korea is very strong and comprehensive.

Thanks to the excellence of Lee Kang In - a player currently playing in Spain, the young Korean team became very dangerous when approaching the opponent's goal in the middle. When needed, the Korean U23 team could also play on the wing and pass inside, not only to give the players good height to fight in the air but also to use technique to score low goals.

U23 Vietnam and beautiful memories with U23 Korea at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship Finals. Photo: Lao Dong

Surely this will be a match where the U23 Vietnam defense will have to work harder, so they need to play more focused to prevent the opponent from scoring, because just a moment of loss of concentration will cost a very high price.

Under coach Gong, U23 Vietnam has a more attacking style of play, but when facing the defending champion, we cannot play an open game because this style of play takes a lot of energy. Meanwhile, U23 Korea is very strong in physical strength and will score many goals when the Vietnamese players no longer have enough energy to keep up with the opposing team's players.

Furthermore, the playing style of U23 Korea is very fast, so if U23 Vietnam plays offensively, the space on the home field will be larger, and that will be an opportunity for the fast and technical players of Korea to exploit and score.

In short, U23 Vietnam needs to play cautiously, actively defend to wait for the opportunity to counterattack quickly. In addition, the defense will have to play focused throughout the match and try to organize tight marking to not give the opponent enough space and time to finish.

It can be said that this will be a very decisive match for the ability of U23 Vietnam to continue in this tournament, and if they get a good result against Korea, and U23 Thailand does not win or only wins by a close margin against U23 Malaysia, then Coach Gong Oh Kyun's door to continue will be more open.

The Austrian football team that is said to want to recruit Quang Hai has made a surprising move.

Sturm Graz Club, the team is said to want to recruitQuang Haiintroduced a new player wearing the number 19 shirt. Notably, this is the club that is said to want to recruit Nguyen Quang Hai from Vietnam and give him the familiar number 19 shirt.

With the latest move, it is clear that Sturm Graz will not sign a contract with Vietnam's number 1 football star.

Sturm Graz announces new contract.

Last season, Sturm Graz was runner-up in the domestic league and also had a place in the UEFA Champions League for the 2022-2023 season.

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Dac Van, Quang Hai's representative, revealed that at the new team, Hai will still wear the number 19 shirt.

However, there is still no information regarding the future of the midfielder born in 1997.

Currently, Hai "son" is a free player, he refused to renew his contract with Hanoi FC and many attractive invitations in V-League to pursue his European dream.