U23 Vietnam draws with U23 Palestine

In the match against U23 Palestine this afternoon, Coach Park Hang Seo surprised with the starting lineup of U23 Vietnam when striker Nguyen Cong Phuong sat on the bench, striker Ha Duc Chinh played in the highest position in the attack. In the goal, goalkeeper Van Hoang was given the opportunity to start from the beginning.

Against U23 Palestine, who were considered to be on par with each other, U23 Vietnam confidently deployed their game plan. Both teams played solidly on their home field, so there were not many truly dangerous situations towards each other's goal during the first half.

Accordingly, in the first half, U23 Vietnam had 2 dangerous situations towards the opponent's goal. Notably, Duc Chinh's shot in the 35th minute. From Quang Hai's precise pass, Ha Duc Chinh faced the Palestine goalkeeper but could not overcome the last blocker.

U23 Vietnam had a meaningful friendly match.

On the other side of the front line, U23 Palestine had 3 dangerous situations towards goalkeeper Van Hoang's goal. In which, the most notable was the escape in the 43rd minute. In this situation, the U23 Palestine player crossed the ball for his teammate to jump high to head the ball but the ball went lightly, not causing any difficulty for the U23 Vietnam goalkeeper.

At halftime, coach Park Hang Seo and the U23 Vietnam coaching staff reminded the players to focus on the defense and organize long-range man-to-man marking.

In the second half, U23 Vietnam changed 6 positions: goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, Thanh Chung, Xuan Manh, Thai Quy, Hong Duy and Chau Ngoc Quang. And the reminders from the coaching staff helped U23 Vietnam quickly create dangerous situations towards the opponent's goal.

In the 50th minute, from an accurate pass from Xuan Manh on the right wing, Ha Duc Chinh controlled the ball with his chest before making a decisive shot to open the score for U23 Vietnam.

A few minutes later, Trong Dai was brought onto the field to replace Xuan Truong, the captain's armband was given to central defender Bui Tien Dung. Although they had created a fairly solid game on their home field, in the 67th minute, U23 Vietnam let U23 Palestine score an equalizer 1-1 after a mistake from the defense.

In the 74th minute, Coach Park Hang Seo continued to experiment with personnel by sending Cong Phuong and Ngoc Quang onto the field. A few minutes later, U23 Vietnam was awarded a free kick due to a foul by Thai Quy. In this situation, Doan Van Hau took a free kick straight towards the U23 Palestine goal but the ball went over the crossbar.

In the remaining minutes, despite their best efforts, neither team could score another goal. The score remained 1-1 until the final whistle.

Starting lineup of U23 Vietnam:Van Hoang (goalkeeper), Dinh Trong, Duy Manh, Tien Dung, Van Thanh, Xuan Truong, Duc Huy, A Hoang, Quang Hai, Van Toan, Ha Duc Chinh.