U23 Vietnam's "Golden Dream" is over

(Baonghean.vn) – Playing better throughout the match, many opportunities were created but unfortunately, U23 Vietnam had to stop with a score of 1-2 in the semi-final against U23 Myanmar.

Entering the semi-final match of the men's football SEA Games 28, the two teams U23 Vietnam and U23 Myanmar have gone through an extremely impressive journey. Coach Kyi Lwin's team did not lose a single match, earning 10 points with 2 victories against the two "giants" U23 Singapore and Indonesia to rank at the top of Group A.

Cong Phuong has always shown his ability in the attack of U23 Vietnam.

Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam also made a strong impression with 4 consecutive wins and only lost in the last match when they were sure to play in the semi-finals.

Having to play at 1pm in extremely hot weather has greatly affected the players' biological rhythms. The players have to change their eating, training, and resting schedules to adapt to this time frame. In the 5 matches in the group stage, U23 Vietnam were all played at 7:30pm, so changing the time frame in this match is a huge disadvantage.

Back to the 90 minutes of the semi-final match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Myanmar. Different from the lineup against U23 Thailand in the group stage, Coach Miura fielded the strongest lineup on the attack line, which was the combination from the start between Cong Phuong and Mac Hong Quan, with Huy Toan and Ngoc Thang on the wings. Duy Manh and Huy Hung played in the midfield. Ngoc Hai and Tien Dung played in the central defender position, Minh Tung and Minh Hien took on the positions of guarding the two wings of U23 Vietnam. U23 Myanmar also fielded the strongest lineup, with names such as Hein Thiha, Thura Shine, Ye Ko Oo, Oo Thein Naing.

Right from the first minutes, U23 Vietnam attacked and completely controlled the match, with smooth coordination on the attack line. Cong Phuong had technical dribbles at high speed, causing Myanmar's defense to struggle. In the 11th minute, the coordination between Cong Phuong and Mac Hong Quan tore apart Myanmar's defense. Mac Hong Quan had a face-to-face with goalkeeper Phyo Kyaw Zin, but could not beat him.

Coach Miura assigned Cong Phuong the responsibility of being the conductor of the U23 Vietnam attack. Most of our attacks went through Cong Phuong's feet. Many opportunities were created by U23 Vietnam in front of Myanmar's goal, although this team defended in many layers. In the 29th minute, from a brave dribble on the right wing, Mac Hong Quan had the opportunity to face the opponent's goalkeeper but was still unsuccessful. In the first half, defender Ngoc Hai also played very well, successfully blocking Myanmar's attacks. In addition, this player also had very effective attacks. This player deserves to be the leader of the U23 Vietnam defense.

The surprise came in the 38th minute of the match from a set piece shot by Myanmar, the ball hit Ngoc Thang's hand in the penalty area, Myanmar was awarded a penalty, Aung Si Thu opened the score for the opposing team. Playing better throughout the first half but a bit unlucky, U23 Vietnam was led by U23 Myanmar in the first 45 minutes.

Entering the second half, Coach Miura sent Phi Son onto the field to replace Duy Manh. With "Ronaldo of Nghe An" entering the field, he created a lot of dribbling moves in the middle, creating space for Cong Phuong and Mac Hong Quan to score. With the continuous pressure of the Myanmar players, it caused a lot of difficulties for our team. Que Ngoc Hai was pushed out to play on the right wing. This defender from Nghe An had some crosses for Mac Hong Quan, but this player still did not have enough luck to score against the opponent. In the 68th minute, Mac Hong Quan received the ball from the left wing and shot hard, but the ball hit goalkeeper Phyo Kyaw Zin, an unlucky day for this player.

Huy Toan scored the equalizer 1-1 for U23 Vietnam

After a lot of tireless pressure on the opponent's field, U23 Vietnam scored a goal in the 77th minute. After Mac Hong Quan's shot in the penalty area, the ball bounced back to Huy Toan, who was there in time to score the equalizer for U23 Vietnam. After scoring the goal, Coach Miura's players seemed to be given more strength, creating consecutive opportunities on Myanmar's goal.

In the game, U23 Vietnam pressed the field. Luck continued to smile on Myanmar, in the 79th minute, Nay Lin Tun's shot hit Thanh Hien's foot and changed direction, making goalkeeper Minh Long unable to block. The score was raised to 2-1 for Myanmar. In the final minutes of the match, U23 Vietnam pressed forward to attack but no goals were scored.

The 2-1 score in favor of Myanmar ended the “Golden Dream” of U23 Vietnam. Coach Miura’s team stopped at the semi-finals in a very unlucky loss.

On June 15, U23 Vietnam will compete for third place with the losing team in the match between U23 Indonesia and U23 Thailand.

Clip of U23 Vietnam's 1-2 loss to U23 Thailand

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Duc Anh